Payton is a unisex name of English origin meaning “enclosure; settlement, town.” In 2024 it was given to 937 babies in the United States.
Payton at a glance
Gender
Unisex name
Origin
English & American
Meaning
“enclosure; settlement, town”
About the name Payton
Payton belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “enclosure; settlement, town” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Payton first appears in Social Security records in 1880 and has been given to 83,955 babies since 1880, including 937 in 2024.
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