Paytton
A feminine name of English origin derived from a surname.
Name Census estimates that about 34 living Americans carry the first name Paytton. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Paytton today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Paytton births was 2008 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Paytton. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Paytton. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
34
~ 1 in 10,081,010 Americans
Peak year
2008
12 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2011 SSA rank
#16,295
Tracked since 2008
Popularity
Paytton: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Paytton from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 22 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Paytton remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Paytton by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Paytton during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Paytton
The name Paytton is a variant spelling of the English name Peyton, which itself is derived from the Old French place name of Peiton or Payton. This name is believed to have originated from the Latin word "pagus," meaning a district or region, and the Old English suffix "-tūn," meaning an enclosure or settlement.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Paytton date back to the late 12th century in England, where it was predominantly used as a surname. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Sir John Peytonе, a knight who lived in the late 13th century and was a prominent figure in the court of King Edward I.
During the Middle Ages, the name Paytton gained popularity among the English nobility and gentry. It was often associated with landowners and those who held estates or manors in various parts of the country. One notable example is Sir Thomas Payton, a 15th-century English politician and knight who served as a Member of Parliament for Cambridgeshire in the 1440s.
In the 16th century, the name Paytton began to be used as a given name in addition to a surname. One of the earliest recorded instances of this was Peyton Randolph (1721-1775), an American statesman and planter who served as the first President of the Continental Congress during the American Revolutionary War.
Another famous bearer of the name Paytton was Sir Robert Payton (1573-1638), an English diplomat and politician who served as the Lord Lieutenant of Rutland and as a Member of Parliament for Rutland in the early 17th century.
In the 19th century, the name Paytton gained further recognition with the birth of Paytton Inge (1825-1901), a prominent American politician and lawyer who served as a United States Senator from California from 1873 to 1879.
Throughout history, variations of the name Paytton have been found in various literary works and historical records, reflecting its enduring presence across different cultures and time periods.
People
Paytton + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Paytton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Paytton: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paytton?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 34 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Paytton going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 10,081,010 US residents.
Is Paytton a common name?
We classify Paytton as "Very Rare". It ranks above 48.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 34 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Paytton most popular?
The single biggest year for Paytton was 2008, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Paytton is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Paytton a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Paytton in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.