Payton

Variation of Patton or Peyton, English

"fighting man's estate"

Payton Origin and Meaning

The name Payton is a boy's name of English origin meaning "fighting man's estate".

While Peyton and Payton have been used for both genders since the early 90s, inspired by football star Peyton manning, both spellings of the name have become more feminine over time.

This is especially true of Payton, now running about ten to one in favor of girls, while Peyton is given to five times as many girls as boys.

Payton Rank in US Top 1000

# 914 in the US

Payton Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 3001 on Nameberry

Payton Popularity

• 914 US 2018
• 1711 Nameberry 2020
• 321 Unique 2022

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Famous People Named Payton

• Payton Jordan American track and field coach
• Payton Brady American male model
• Payton Haas American actor
• Payton Derrick Hazzard Grenadian sprinter
• Payton Ryan son of NFL football coach Rex Ryan
• Walter Payton American NFL football player
• Khary Payton American actor

Payton in Pop Culture

• Payton Wells character in film "Resident Evil: Apocalypse"