Unisex name · since 1957
Peyton
Peyton has 88,219 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #199 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 88,219
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
88,219 babies have been named Peyton since 1957, making it today's #199 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peyton has been recorded 88,219 times among girls since 1957, currently ranked #199 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, 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 1957 to 2025.
- #406 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #199 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 88,219 born since 1957
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Peyton ranks #406 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #199 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 88,219 born since 1957, peaking in the 2010s.
- #406 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #199 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 88,219
- born since 1957
- 2010s
- peak decade
Peyton's 88,219 recorded births place it above 99.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Peyton compares
88,219 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Peyton's all-time total is 235x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Peyton | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 88,219 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,318 | 21 | 19,840 |
Peyton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Peyton's full recorded timeline at 1993, 99% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 1% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 5,318 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Peyton popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 5,318
- Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
Peyton popularity over time - boys
52,383 total births recorded since 1884 (Peyton as boys' name)
Peyton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (39,623 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Peyton's strongest decade.
39,623 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Peyton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 118
1960s
118 births
- 1970s 161
1970s
161 births
- 1980s 257
1980s
257 births
- 1990s 7,496
1990s
7,496 births
- 2000s
2000s
27,479 births
- 2010s
2010s
39,623 births
- 2020s 13,080
2020s
13,080 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 39,623 births (45% of all-time use).
How Peyton 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 Peyton's total volume
Peyton by state
Where Peyton concentrates geographically, total births since 1957
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 7,552 | 8.6% |
| #2 | California | | 6,093 | 6.9% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 4,588 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 4,244 | 4.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 4,239 | 4.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 3,760 | 4.3% |
| #7 | New York | | 3,673 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 3,580 | 4.1% |
7,552 of 88,219 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Peyton appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Peyton's data
- Peyton's decade-level peak was the 2010s (39,623 total births); usage has since declined to 13,080 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Peytons (7,552 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Peyton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~68 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, 1957–2025 (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 Peyton 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.