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Peighton

97% girls · 22 born in 2025

Peighton has been given to about 2,833 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2010, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

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Living in the US≈ 2,815
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Peighton per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2010 · 196
  • Born in 202522
  • All time2,833

How popular is Peighton?

Its best year was 2010, when 196 babies were given the name, ranking 1268th. The typical living American called Peighton is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Peighton

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Peyton0.88
  2. Leighton0.88
  3. Payton0.71
  4. Brighton0.72
  5. Remington0.67
  6. Britton0.67
  7. Ellison0.60
  8. Alison0.55

Middle names for Peighton

Ranked by flow score
  1. Peighton Anne0.81
  2. Peighton Eve0.80
  3. Peighton Elizabeth0.78
  4. Peighton Catherine0.78
  5. Peighton Marie0.77
  6. Peighton Grace0.77

Sibling names for Peighton

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.90
  2. Yarelisister · 0.89
  3. Azariasister · 0.89
  4. Aleenasister · 0.89
  5. Rylandbrother · 0.88
  6. Abdullahbrother · 0.88

Where Peighton is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Peighton White0.72
    2. Peighton Reyes0.72
    3. Peighton Lee0.72
    4. Peighton Hill0.72
    5. Peighton Hall0.72
    6. Peighton Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Peighton

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.