girl's name
Peighton
- Gender Girl
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,121
Scotland
#841
2018 births
Peighton is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2010, when 196 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1992.
Peighton over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 211 |
| 2000s | 825 |
| 2010s | 1,532 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 265 |
How popular is Peighton?
In 2025, Peighton was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Peighton is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Peighton
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Peighton also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Peighton over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Peighton
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Peighton — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Peighton
How popular is the name Peighton?
In 2025, Peighton was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Peighton a girl's or a boy's name?
Peighton is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Peighton most popular?
Peighton peaked in 2010, when 196 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Peighton a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Peighton currently ranks #5,563 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.