Peightyn
A modern invented name with no clear meaning or origin.
Name Census estimates that about 161 living Americans carry the first name Peightyn. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Peightyn today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Peightyn births was 2012 (23 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Peightyn. 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.
People living today
161
~ 1 in 2,128,909 Americans
Peak year
2012
23 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2019 SSA rank
#13,450
Tracked since 2005
Popularity
Peightyn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Peightyn from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 137 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Peightyn 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 Peightyn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Peightyns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Peightyn
The given name Peightyn is a relatively modern invention, likely originating in the late 20th or early 21st century. It does not have a clear linguistic or cultural origin, and appears to be a creative spelling variation of the more common name Peyton. The name Peyton itself is an English surname derived from the Old English words "pæa" meaning peacock and "tun" meaning farm or enclosure, originally referring to a place where peacocks were kept.
While the name Peightyn is uncommon, there are a few noteworthy individuals who bear this unique spelling. One of the earliest recorded examples is Peightyn Barclay, a Scottish artist born in 1978, known for her abstract landscape paintings and murals. Another individual named Peightyn is Peightyn Taylor, an American entrepreneur and author who founded a successful sustainable fashion brand in the early 2000s.
In the realm of sports, Peightyn Williams was a professional basketball player from the United States, who played in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the late 2010s. Peightyn Rodriguez, born in 1995, is a Mexican-American musician and singer-songwriter known for her fusion of Latin and alternative rock genres.
One of the most notable historical figures with the name Peightyn is Peightyn Hawthorne, a British explorer and naturalist from the 19th century. Born in 1822, Hawthorne is renowned for her pioneering expeditions to the Amazon rainforest, where she documented numerous previously undiscovered plant and animal species.
While the name Peightyn is relatively rare and lacks a deep historical legacy, it has been adopted by a small number of individuals in recent decades, perhaps as a unique variation of the more common Peyton. Its meaning and origins remain somewhat ambiguous, but its distinctive spelling has allowed it to stand out as a modern and creative choice for a given name.
People
Peightyn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Peightyn 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
Peightyn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Peightyn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 161 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Peightyn 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 2,128,909 US residents.
Is Peightyn a common name?
We classify Peightyn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 71.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 162 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Peightyn most popular?
The single biggest year for Peightyn was 2012, when 23 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Peightyn is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Peightyn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Peightyn 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.