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Payton

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What official birth registration shows about Payton: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Payton: Recorded every year since 1996, it reached #96 in 2010, and it stood at #1,809 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #521 to #4137.200020052010201520202025#521#4137
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#1522
1997#1666
1998#1480
1999#1970
2000#2167
2001#1728
2002#4137
2003#1628
2004#3197
2005#1690
2006#2137
2007#1502
2008#1065
2009#738
2010#521
2011#692
2012#573
2013#712
2014#688
2015#775
2016#676
2017#740
2018#778
2019#1095
2020#872
2021#936
2022#910
2023#921
2024#1353
2025#1809

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2024: #384 among girls in Scotland, #1353 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1522 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1809 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #96 in New Zealand in 2010.

Payton's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#180916HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#51373HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#135324HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#92138HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#91038HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#47893HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#93637HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#87241HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#26827HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#109531HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#24888HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#77849HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#178613HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#74054HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#25128HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#67662HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#28047HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#77550HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#68857HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#46323HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#71256HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#38224HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#57374HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#39874HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#69256HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#26137HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#52177HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#29416HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#73849HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#28376HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#106528HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#44323HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#150217HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#35894HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#213710HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#169013HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#21747HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#31975HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#162812HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#34673HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#172810HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#21677HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#19708HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#148012HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#166610HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#152211HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
2010New Zealandfemale#9644HighVerified
2017Northern Irelandfemale#3554HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#3245HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#4393HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#3848HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Payton is officially recorded

5 official registrars have recorded Payton, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2010Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2008Northern Ireland: recorded in 2010Northern Ireland: recorded in 2017Northern Ireland: highest position in 2010New ZealandNew Zealand: recorded in 2010New Zealand: highest position in 2010Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2015ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#521 in 2010
Northern Ireland2008–20173#324 in 2010
New Zealand20101#96 in 2010
Republic of Ireland20151#896 in 2015
Scotland20241#384 in 2024

Its high point came 14 years earlier in England and Wales (2010) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Payton

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
5 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #96 in New Zealand in 2010. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.