Payton

Meaning of Payton

Payton, pronounced PAY-tuhn, began as an Old English place name—“Paega’s town”—but it has long since packed its bags, swapped the mist of medieval Shropshire for sunshine, and now strolls the baby-name boulevard like a traveler with a well-stamped passport. First a sturdy surname, then a headline on football jerseys and red-carpet gowns, Payton rose through the U.S. charts in a meteoric arc, peaking just shy of the Top 100 in 2011 before gliding to a comfortable cruising altitude around the mid-300s today. Its opening syllable rings like a silver coin on market day—bright, concise, irresistible—while the gentle -ton ending lands softly, like a siesta-bound hammock swaying between palm trees. Unisex by nature yet increasingly chosen for niñas, Payton blends sporty swagger with genteel grace, the Friday-night lights of Americana meeting the warm abrazo of a Latin sunset. For parents seeking a name that feels both timeless and forward-leaning, Payton offers a passport to possibility: sturdy as stone walls, fresh as mañana’s dawn, and ready to write its own cuento wherever the journey leads.

Pronunciation

English

• Pronunced as PAY-tuhn (/ˈpeɪtən/)

• Peyton
• Payten
• Paityn
• Paiton