Payton - Meaning of Payton

What does Payton mean?

[ 2 syll. pay-ton, pa-yt-on ] The baby boy name Payton is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being more common. It is pronounced as PEY-TahN †. Payton is used chiefly in the English language, and its origin is Middle English and Old English.

Payton is a variant of the name Patton (English).

Payton is also a variant of the name Peyton (Irish and English) in the English language.

See also the related category english.

Payton is a classic favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for boys, though to a lesser extent than it was in the past. 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 2018, its usage was only 0.012% and its ranking #914. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Payton, Peyton was the most popular. In 2018, 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 2017, the name Payton was given to 6 times as many girls than boys.

Baby names that sound like Payton include Peyton, Paddyn, Paidin, Patin, Patten, Pattin, Patton, Pattyn, Patwenn, Patwenne, Patwin, Patwinn, Patwinne, Patwyn, Patwynn, Patwynne, Peython, Peytonn, Pitin, and Pitnee.

† 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)"



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