One source indicates the name comes from a surname derived from a place name meaning "Pœga's town" in Old English.
[1] Another source indicates the name means "fighting man's estate".
[2] The name is popular for both boys and girls in the United States.
It was the 85th most popular name for girls born in British Columbia, Canada in 2006.
[3] 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.