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 [ 2 syll. pay-ton, pa-yt-on ] The boy name Payton is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being more common. Its pronunciation is PEYTahN KEY. Payton is used chiefly in the English language and its origin is Old English. Payton is a variant of the name Peyton (Irish and English). Payton is popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 1980s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2000 with 0.076% of baby boys being given the name Payton. It ranked at #219 then. In 2008, its usage was 0.057% and its ranking #276. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Payton, Peyton (Irish and English) was the most popular. In 2008, 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 2007, the name Payton was given to 93% more girls than boys. Baby names that sound like Payton include Peyton (Irish and English), Paidin (Irish), Paten (English), Patin (English), Paton (English), Patten (English), Pattin (English), Patton (English), Patwin, Putnam, Patamon, and Powhatan (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Payton: P as in "pee (P.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
