Unisex name · since 1992
Peyten
Peyten has 509 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 509
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
509 girls have been named Peyten since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peyten has been recorded 509 times among girls since 1992, 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 1992 to 2024.
- #11,720 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 509 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peyten ranks #11,720 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 509 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,720 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 509
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Peyten's 509 recorded births place it above 83.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Peyten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Peyten's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 45, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Peyten popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2024
- Peak year (2011)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Peyten popularity over time - boys
131 total births recorded since 2000 (Peyten as boys' name)
Peyten by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (232 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Peyten's strongest decade.
232 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Peyten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
225 births
- 2010s
2010s
232 births
- 2020s 19
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 232 births (46% of all-time use).
How Peyten compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Peyten's total volume
Peyten by state
Where Peyten concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 1.0% |
6 of 509 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Peyten's data
- Peyten's decade-level peak was the 2010s (232 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Peytens (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Peyten: 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 (~32 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, 1992–2024 (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 Peyten 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.