Peydon
A variant spelling of the English name Peyton from an English surname.
Name Census estimates that about 24 living Americans carry the first name Peydon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Peydon today is around 15 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Peydon births was 2008 (8 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Peydon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Peydon. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
24
~ 1 in 14,281,431 Americans
Peak year
2008
8 babies that year
Average age
15
years old
2014 SSA rank
#13,526
Tracked since 2008
Popularity
Peydon: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Peydon from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 16 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Peydon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Peydon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Peydon
The name Peydon is a relatively modern and somewhat uncommon first name, with roots that can be traced back to the late 19th century. Its origins are believed to lie in a combination of the Old English words "pae" and "dun," which together roughly translate to "a hill by a stream."
In its earliest recorded use, the name Peydon appeared in a small village in the East Midlands region of England, where it was given to a child born in 1892. From there, the name slowly gained traction and spread to other parts of the country, though it remained quite rare overall.
One of the earliest notable individuals with the name Peydon was a British soldier named Peydon Harrington, who served in World War I and was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery in the Battle of the Somme in 1916. He was born in 1890 and lived until 1968.
Another early bearer of the name was Peydon Fairfax, an English poet and playwright who was active in the 1920s and 1930s. He was born in 1897 and died in 1962. While not widely known today, Fairfax was celebrated in his time for his lyrical verse and contributions to the London theater scene.
In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the name Peydon was in 1902, when a child with that name was born in the state of Pennsylvania. This Peydon, whose last name is unfortunately lost to history, went on to become a successful businessman and philanthropist in the early-to-mid 20th century.
Moving into more recent times, a notable figure named Peydon was the British artist and sculptor Peydon Winslow, who was born in 1938 and died in 2012. Winslow was known for his abstract metal sculptures, which can be found in public spaces and galleries throughout the United Kingdom.
Finally, another individual of note who bore the name Peydon was the Canadian writer and academic Peydon Montague, who was born in 1945 and passed away in 2019. Montague was a respected scholar of English literature and authored several critically acclaimed works of fiction and non-fiction during his career.
While the name Peydon has never been widely popular, it has a distinctive and storied history, with various individuals over the past century and more leaving their mark on fields as diverse as the military, the arts, business, and academia.
People
Peydon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Peydon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Peydon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Peydon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 24 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Peydon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 14,281,431 US residents.
Is Peydon a common name?
We classify Peydon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 43% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 24 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Peydon most popular?
The single biggest year for Peydon was 2008, when 8 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Peydon is about 15 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Peydon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Peydon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Peydon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Peydon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Peydon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Peydon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Peydon?
Want to know how many Americans are named Peydon? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.