Payton

Payton \pay-ton, pa-yt-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Payton can also be used as a girl name name popularity, with the latter form being more common. Its pronunciation is as PEY-TahN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Payton: P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Payton?

Payton is used predominantly in the English language, and its origin is Middle English and Old English. Payton is a variant of the name nicknames for Patton (English). Payton can also be a variant of the name baby name Peyton (Irish and English) in the English language. Payton is fairly popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity jumped from the 1980s up to the 2000s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2000 with 0.076% of baby boys being given the name Payton. It ranked at #219 then. The baby name has since declined in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.043% and its ranking #346. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Payton, Peyton definition was the most popular. In 2010, the name was thrice as popular as Payton. Though Payton is currently more often than not a girl name, there was a period from 1986 to 1991 when more boys were given the name. From 1992 on, increasingly more girls than boys were named Payton. In 2009, the name Payton was given to 4 times as many girls than boys.

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The baby name Payton fun facts:

The name Payton in reverse order is "Notyap".

The numerological value of the name Payton is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.

How popular is Payton?

Payton is in the top names in USA.