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Pæga’s settlement (English route); descendant of Peatán (Irish route).
The first account combines an Old English personal name of uncertain meaning with a settlement word. The Irish account uses Peatán, a diminutive of Patrick. These are distinct surname histories, not one translation for every bearer.
English place-derived and Irish patronymic surnames, later used as given names.
The documented histories differ: an English place-name family and the Irish surname Ó Peatáin. Neither establishes a modern bearer’s ancestry.
PAY-ton (one recorded US English guide)
One bearer’s recorded US English reading in the school’s official guide. This is an approximate written aid; other families or languages may use a different pronunciation.
Recorded English reading, as published. Accents and preferred pronunciations can differ.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
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| Canada | 2025 | Girls | 156 · preliminary | 192 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Canada | 2025 | Boys | 10 · preliminary | 1944 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Girls | 10 (rounded to 5) | 2495 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2022 | Boys | 5 (rounded to 5) | 5892 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Girls | 53 | 696 | Published ranks differ from ranks calculated over visible rows. Counts retained; automated trend labels withheld. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2025 | Boys | 6 | 3256 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Northern Ireland | 2023 | Girls | 4 | 328 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2025 | Girls | 10 | 324 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Scotland | 2015 | Boys | 3 | 686 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Ireland | 2024 | Girls | 7 | 504 | Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2025 | Girls | 1,559 | 199 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2025 | Boys | 398 | 683 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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The exact English entry records male and female given-name use transferred from a surname. This documents usage, without restricting identity or ancestry. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Peyton&oldid=82055030. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the name history in original English, keeping the cultural routes distinct. No entry prose, image, audio or surname statistics republished.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The first account combines an Old English personal name of uncertain meaning with a settlement word. The Irish account uses Peatán, a diminutive of Patrick. These are distinct surname histories, not one translation for every bearer. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; Ivar Utne / Babyverden, Peyton; Patrick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923), Ó Peatáin, hosted by LibraryIreland. Sources: https://www.babyverden.no/navn/peyton/; https://www.libraryireland.com/names/op/o-peatain.php; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Payton&oldid=82051100; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Peyton&oldid=82055030. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Other sources: original brief factual summary; source rights retained; no open license claimed. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the name history in original English, keeping the cultural routes distinct. No entry prose, image, audio or surname statistics republished.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0; other source rights retained
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Woulfe lists both Peyton and Payton among forms of Ó Peatáin. Babyverden explicitly documents their given-name connection. The Patrick relationship belongs to the Irish route; it is not a direct nickname relationship. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; Ivar Utne / Babyverden, Peyton; Patrick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923), Ó Peatáin, hosted by LibraryIreland. Sources: https://www.babyverden.no/navn/peyton/; https://www.libraryireland.com/names/op/o-peatain.php; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Payton&oldid=82051100; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Peyton&oldid=82055030. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Other sources: original brief factual summary; source rights retained; no open license claimed. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the name history in original English, keeping the cultural routes distinct. No entry prose, image, audio or surname statistics republished.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0; other source rights retained
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The documented histories differ: an English place-name family and the Irish surname Ó Peatáin. Neither establishes a modern bearer’s ancestry. Credit: Wiktionary contributors; Ivar Utne / Babyverden, Peyton; Patrick Woulfe, Irish Names and Surnames (1923), Ó Peatáin, hosted by LibraryIreland. Sources: https://www.babyverden.no/navn/peyton/; https://www.libraryireland.com/names/op/o-peatain.php; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Payton&oldid=82051100; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Peyton&oldid=82055030. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Other sources: original brief factual summary; source rights retained; no open license claimed. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the name history in original English, keeping the cultural routes distinct. No entry prose, image, audio or surname statistics republished.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0; other source rights retained
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One bearer’s recorded US English reading in the school’s official guide. This is an approximate written aid; other families or languages may use a different pronunciation. Credit: NorthWood High School and Indiana High School Athletic Association, 2023-24 Football Preview, PDF page 50. Source: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-24%20Football%20Preview.pdf#page=50. License: original brief factual summary; source rights retained. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names retained only the short first-name reading aid, its bearer-specific scope and syllable count. No IPA invented; no roster, biographical passage, image or audio republished; no open license claimed.
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The written aid PAY-ton represents 2 syllables. The count applies to this reading rather than all bearer or language preferences. Credit: NorthWood High School and Indiana High School Athletic Association, 2023-24 Football Preview, PDF page 50. Source: https://www.ihsaa.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023-24%20Football%20Preview.pdf#page=50. License: original brief factual summary; source rights retained. Adaptation: Rare Baby Names retained only the short first-name reading aid, its bearer-specific scope and syllable count. No IPA invented; no roster, biographical passage, image or audio republished; no open license claimed.
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The exact entries connect these spellings. Their given-name relationship is shown without merging spelling-specific popularity or transferring a pronunciation. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Sources: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Peyton&oldid=82055030; https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Payton&oldid=82051100. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarized the name history in original English, keeping the cultural routes distinct. No entry prose, image, audio or surname statistics republished.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Attribution: Source: NISRA : Website: www.nisra.gov.uk
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: (C) Crown copyright. Data supplied by National Records of Scotland.
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Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
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Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
