Where did the baby name Petehn come from in 2017?

Pe’Tehn, age 3, early 2015

So far, the baby name Petehn has only appeared in the U.S. baby name data a single time, in 2017:

  • 2019: unlisted
  • 2018: unlisted
  • 2017: 5 baby girls named Petehn [debut]
  • 2016: unlisted
  • 2015: unlisted

What was the influence?

A little girl from Chicago named Pe’Tehn Jackson, whose first name is pronounced “pey-ten.”

In early 2015, when she was 3, she recited the poem “Hey Black Child” by Useni Eugene Perkins on local Chicago talk show Windy City Live (vid). A year later, in March of 2016, she performed the same poem for a national audience via the NBC show “Little Big Shots.” Several months later, in September, as a 5-year-old, Pe’Tehn made an appearance on Steve Harvey’s talk show to recite a poem written by her parents called “Affirmations” (vid).

What do you think of the name Pe’Tehn?

Source: Princess Pe’Tehn

2 thoughts on “Where did the baby name Petehn come from in 2017?

  1. She’s adorable and it’s obvious she and her parents worked hard on this. But I think I would prefer a more traditional spelling of Payton, especially as it’s already a name that can be spelled multiple ways — why complicate it further?

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