Peyton Manning
There are approximately 35 people named Peyton Manning living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,792,981 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Peyton with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Manning. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
35
1 in 9,792,981
Named Peyton
136K
Alive today
Named Manning
87K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 136K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2009
Average age: 17
Estimated bearers: 87K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #434
Per 100K: 25.41
Top ancestry: White (73.9%)
First name trend
Peyton: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Peyton. The peak year was 2009 with 8,027 births. The average person named Peyton today is 17 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Manning surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Manning, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 73.9%.
- White73.9%
- Black or African American20.3%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Peyton has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0397% of the US population, based on 136,193 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Manning appears at a rate of 25.41 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0254%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 35 people with the full name Peyton Manning. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Peyton Manning: questions and answers
How many people are named Peyton Manning?
We estimate approximately 35 people in the United States share the full name Peyton Manning. That works out to about 1 in 9,792,981 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0397%) with the surname frequency (25.41 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Peyton Manning?
We classify Peyton Manning as "Very Rare". About 1 in 9,792,981 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Peyton a male or female name?
Peyton is predominantly unisex. Out of 138,617 total SSA registrations, 37.5% were male and 62.5% were female. See the full Peyton profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.