Peyton - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Peyton \pe(y)-ton\ is pronounced PAY-ten. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "fighting-man's estate". Place name. Possibly related to Patrick or Patton. Paden is a Scottish variant. Football players Walter Payton, Peyton Manning; basketball player Gary Payton.

Peyton has 2 variant forms: Paden and Payton.

For more information, see also the related name Tayton.

Baby names that sound like Peyton are Paton, Button, Patten, Pattin, Patin and Paten.

Peyton is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Peyton. Click here to compare Peyton with related baby names.