Over the past 110 years, 53 274 girls and 21 500 boys have been named Payton. The name Payton ranks 505th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Payton in 1987. The peak of popularity of the name Payton came in the 2000s and 2010s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.