Girls name
Payton
Payton is a girls' name given to 59,314 girls in the United States since 1987, peaking in 2009 with 3,646 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 17th among girls names in Wyoming in 2008.
Which states favor Payton
Payton by state
Top states by all-time births named Payton. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 4,915 | #594 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 3,697 | #786 (2025) |
| 3 | Ohio | 3,267 | #332 (2025) |
| 4 | Illinois | 2,750 | #342 (2025) |
| 5 | Florida | 2,711 | #416 (2025) |
| 6 | Michigan | 2,568 | #313 (2025) |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | 2,369 | #319 (2025) |
| 8 | North Carolina | 2,196 | #424 (2025) |
| 9 | Georgia | 2,146 | #543 (2025) |
| 10 | New York | 1,950 | — |
| 11 | Missouri | 1,842 | — |
| 12 | Indiana | 1,708 | — |
| 13 | Washington | 1,692 | — |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 1,536 | — |
| 15 | Minnesota | 1,360 | — |
| 16 | Arizona | 1,279 | — |
| 17 | Tennessee | 1,216 | — |
| 18 | Kentucky | 1,212 | — |
| 19 | Alabama | 1,161 | — |
| 20 | Virginia | 1,156 | — |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).