Gender:
Origin:
English
47 famous people named Payton found on Wikipedia.
52411 female, 23707 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
220-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
79-th in year 2010
Used in: English
Payton is a given name in use in English speaking countries. One source indicates the name comes from a surname derived from a place name meaning "Pœga's town" in Old English. Another source indicates the name means "fighting man's estate.".
The name is popular for both boys and girls in the United States. It was the 278th most popular name for American boys born there in 2007 and the 152nd most popular name for girl. It was the 85th most popular name for girls born in British Columbia, Canada in 2006. Peyton, a spelling variant, was the 125th most popular name for boys born in 2007 in the United States and the 121st most popular name for girls.
Settlement of Paega.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khary Payton | 1972 | American actor |
| 2 | Sean Payton | 1963 | American football player and coach |
| 3 | Jo Marie Payton | 1950 | American actress |
| 4 | Barbara Payton | 1927 | American actress |
| 5 | Jarrett Payton | 1980 | Player of American and Canadian football |
| 6 | Denis Payton | 1943 | British musician |
| 7 | Lawrence Payton | 1938 | American singer-songwriter |
| 8 | Christian Payton | 1965 | American actor |
| 9 | Jordan Payton | 1993 | |
| 10 | Nicholas Payton | 1973 | American musician |
| 11 | Elfrid Payton | 1967 | Player of American and Canadian football |
| 12 | Jay Payton | 1972 | American baseball player |
| 13 | Eddie Payton | 1951 | American football player |
| 14 | Andy Payton | 1967 | English footballer |
| 15 | Payton Jordan | 1917 | Masters Sprinter, Track Coach |
| 16 | Gary Payton | 1948 | American astronaut |
| 17 | Michael Payton | 1970 | American football player |
| 18 | Walter Payton | 1942 | American musician |
| 19 | Philip Payton | 1953 | English academic – Cornish and Australian studies |
| 20 | Carolyn R. Payton | 1925 | Director of the United States Peace Corps |
| 21 | Asie Payton | 1937 | American blues musician |
| 22 | Charles Payton | 1960 | American former basketball player |
| 23 | Mark Payton | 1991 | Professional baseball player |
| 24 | Payton Leigh | 1967 | American pornographic actress |
| 25 | Lucy Payton | 1877 | American actress |
| 26 | Bob Payton | 1944 | Restaurateur and hotelier |
| 27 | Tony Payton | 1981 | American politician |
| 28 | Claude Payton | 1882 | American actor |
| 29 | Bryan Payton | 1986 | American players of Canadian football |
| 30 | Brian Payton | 1966 | American writer |
| 31 | John Payton | 1967 | American automobile dealer and politician |
| 32 | Sue C. Payton | 1950 | American government official |
| 33 | David Payton | 1952 | Administrator of Tokelau |
| 34 | Charles Alfred Payton | 1843 | British diplomat, etc. |
| 35 | Mel Payton | 1926 | American basketball player |
| 36 | Dion Payton | 1950 | American Chicago blues guitarist and singer |
| 37 | Estella Payton | 1904 | American chef |
| 38 | Stephen Payton | British paralympic athlete | |
| 39 | Wilfred Payton | 1882 | English cricketer |
| 40 | Clement W. Payton | 1897 | English World War I flying ace |
| 41 | Albert Payton | 1898 | English cricketer |
| 42 | Payton Pritchard | ||
| 43 | Payton Hazzard | 1993 | Grenadian male sprinter |
| 44 | Boyd E Payton | ||
| 45 | Hannah Payton | 1994 | |
| 46 | Payton Spencer | 1997 | |
| 47 | Doug Payton | 1952 |