Unisex name · since 2010
Peyson
Peyson has 127 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #24,516 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
127 girls have been named Peyson since 2010, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peyson has been recorded 127 times among girls since 2010, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2023.
- #24,516 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 127 born since 2010
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peyson ranks #24,516 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 127 born since 2010, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,516 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 127
- born since 2010
- 2010s
- peak decade
Peyson's 127 recorded births place it above 66.07% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Peyson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Peyson's full recorded timeline at 2015, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2021, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Peyson popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2023
- Peak year (2011)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Peyson popularity over time - boys
125 total births recorded since 2008 (Peyson as boys' name)
Peyson by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (115 births, 91% of the file).
2010s was Peyson's strongest decade.
115 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.
Peyson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
115 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 115 births (91% of all-time use).
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What to do with Peyson's data
- Peyson's decade-level peak was the 2010s (115 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Peyson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~13 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2010–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Peyson draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.