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Payton
Payton is a gender-neutral name meaning "Old English place name, Paega's town", drawing on Old English roots. It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2000s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. Common variant spellings include Peyton.
EtymologyVariant of Peyton
Old EnglishOld English place name – "Paega's town"
Also spelled: Peyton
Births by decade
1900s
5
1910s
118
1920s
171
1930s
131
1940s
148
1950s
122
1960s
183
1970s
248
1980s
685
1990s
12,013
2000s
36,361
2010s
24,276
Peaked in the 2000s · 74,461 total U.S. births since 1900