Payton

Payton is a unisex given name: about 32% of people named Payton are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleHigh

Male 32%Female 68%

Verdict: Mostly female
Male / female split: 32% male / 68% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 23,477 male / 51,005 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Payton

To address Payton when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Payton," in English, "Guten Tag Payton," in German. About 32% of people named Payton are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Payton,

German

Guten Tag Payton,

French

Bonjour Payton,

Spanish

Estimado/a Payton:

Chinese

Payton您好：

Japanese

Payton様

English

Hi Payton,

German

Hi Payton,

French

Salut Payton,

Spanish

Hola Payton,

Chinese

Payton你好：

Japanese

Paytonさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Payton by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	unisex name	32%

United States birth data

23,477 male · 51,005 female · 74,482 births recorded

Male 32%Female 68%

Since 1980: 31% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Payton a male or female name?

Payton is a unisex given name: about 32% of people named Payton are men and 68% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Payton in an email?

Is Payton a unisex name?

Payton is not a unisex name: 32% of people named Payton are men. Payton leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Payton a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/payton (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_payton,
  title  = {Is Payton a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/payton},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}