I was just noticing that the (traditionally male) name Peyton is currently ranked 131st for baby girls and 138th for baby boys. I can’t think of any other baby names with this sort of dual-gender appeal at the moment (not even Payton-with-an-A).
Here’s how Peyton has fared on both lists over the last decade:
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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
255th for girls 229th for girls 218th for girls 235th for girls 168th for girls 174th for girls 188th for girls 191st for girls 134th for girls 131st for girls |
335th for boys 254th for boys 221st for boys 234th for boys 183rd for boys 177th for boys 205th for boys 206th for boys 162nd for boys 138th for boys |
So what’s the verdict: Girl name? Boy name? Both?
Updates:
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2006 2007 2008 |
138th for girls 121st for girls 60th for girls |
156th for boys 125th for boys 130th for boys |
10 Comments
I think of Peyton as a boy name. I don’t care for the trend of using many names for either gender. But that’s just me. :)
I also think of Peyton as a male name — even if the numbers aren’t backing me up! I think it’s because I know a lot of football fans, so I’m often hearing about Peyton Manning.
Peyton is a girl name….please video.google.com “George Carlin baby names” If you name your little baby boy Peyton hope he grows up to be a big guy or is extremely fast as he is going to get beat up for a girly name like Peyton. Its like calling a guy Lindsey, Courtney, or something similar….
I think Peyton is soo a girls name! I totally agree with Brad on this one. I love the name for a girl and plan to use it with a different spelling. This is a favorite girls name so please stop giving it to poor little boys! Whimpy Whimpy name for a boy!
Wow people saying Peyton is a girl name all the way…I totally disagree. I have this name picked out for my baby if it’s a boy. To me Peyton sounds so masculine…a very strong name. Until today I never would have thought Peyton to be a famine name. I can’t believe how many boy names are becoming girl names these days. Peyton is actually a Surname, but it mostly went for boy names until people thought they should name little girls boy names. I really don’t see how people could think this is a girl name all the way. I have looked at a lot of baby naming websites and many of them list Peyton as a boy name, not even a unisex name. That’s my opinion, I suppose I could see a girl with this name now. Although I still think it’s better suited to a boy.
I totally think Peyton is a boys name, I agree with the top comment. It never was listed under any baby directories as a girls name… when did that start? I agree that it sounds masculine and is a great name for a boy! I am coming acoss the problem of some people (mostly 20 years older than me) telling me its a girls name, yet I have a lot of people (closer to my age) telling me its definately a boys name. I was wanting to use this for my baby boy, but am getting extremely annoyed with people telling me its a girls name! BOYS NAME ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!
I think Peyton is TOTALLY a girl name i have it and i have never met a boy Peyton!!!
Peyton is the masculine form.
Payton is the feminine form.
people get this confused a lot since they are somewhat interchangeable.
its just like how Kendell is a boys name and Kendall is a girls.
“E” is generally more masculine than “A.”
and no, i didn’t get beat up in school Brad. i’m not even a muscular guy and boys still never bothered me.
Peyton is totally a BOYS name! I have always thought of it as a boys name and really didn’t hear parents using it for girls until after I named my little boy, Peyton Foster.
I am really annoyed with parents using true boys names for their girls…..it is as if they wished their little girl was a boy.
My son will be very tall due to his parents height so I am sure he will carry himself very well and will not be criticized for having such a unique awesome boy’s name!
Peyton is definitely more female. I named my daughter Peyton but would never think to have named my son it. It is moving up the popularity charts must faster on the female side than the male, probably because it sounds very pretty for a girl. Peyton Manning does make many people think of it as a boy’s name, but his popularity simply masks the fact that there are truly more girl Peytons than boys…and there have been for a long time!