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Peyson
How to Pronounce Peyson
Pronounced PAY-sun /ˈpeɪ.sən/High
Meaning: Peyson is a phonetic respelling of Peyton or Payson, an English surname built from an Old English personal name (often reconstructed as Paega) plus tun, 'settlement, estate,' giving the sense '(Paega's) estate.' It joined the wave of surname-names used for girls from the 2000s onward.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Peyson respells Peyton or Payson, an English surname built from an Old English personal name plus tun, 'settlement, estate.' Like Addison, Kinsley, and Madison, it belongs to the wave of English surname-names American parents adopted as first names for girls beginning in the 1990s and 2000s.
Peyson stayed rare next to the standard Peyton spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 2011, and it has faded somewhat since as the broader surname-name trend has shifted. It reads as a crisp, modern American choice.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Peyson mean?
It is a phonetic spelling of Peyton, an English surname built from an Old English name plus 'settlement, estate.'
How do you pronounce Peyson?
It is said PAY-sun /ˈpeɪ.sən/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Peyson a boy or girl name?
Peyson is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Peyson?
It has always been a rare spelling in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 2011, well behind the standard Peyton.