Paytin
Feminine · “from Payton”
Paytin is given to both — 552 girls and 36 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Paytin is Payton with an -in ending, an English surname made into a first name and given almost entirely to girls. The surname belongs to one of the most admired running backs in American football.
How old is the name Paytin?
Paytin first appears in US birth records in 1994 — 31 years ago. The typical Paytin alive today was born around 2010, making them about 15 years old. About 500 people named Paytin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Paytin most popular?
Paytin peaked in 2010, reaching #3075 nationally. See the whole 2010 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Pæga's tūn to Paytin
The story of Paytin
Walter Payton played thirteen seasons for the Chicago Bears, was called Sweetness for his grace and his character, and broke the career rushing record; the league's award for service to the community now carries his name. The surname came from English villages, and American families made it a first name, first for boys and then far more for girls. Paytin writes the ending with an i, and no record explains why.
Meaningscholars disagree
from Payton, an English place-name surname
Payton and Peyton come from English place-names, usually explained as the farm of a man called Pæga. Paytin is a spelling of it, and nothing more is recorded.
How the name formed
- Pæga's tūn
- Payton
- Paytin
Related forms: Peyton
Pronouncing Paytin
PAY-tin
Two syllables, stressed on the first.
Nicknames for Paytin
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1994
- Most girls named
- 201054 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #3075reached in 2010
- Change vs 2020
- +50.0%9 in 2021, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Paytin in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Peyton in English — spelling variant
Paytins among us
people named Paytin are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Paytin sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It sounds like a familiar name.
- It connects to an admired athlete.
- People will write Payton or Peyton.
- A very few boys have been given it; for them it will read as a girl's name.
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Frequently asked
- How many Paytins are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 500 people named Paytin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Paytin in 2025?
- Paytin is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Paytin with classmates?
- Paytin will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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