Fighting mans town or noblemans town
Paetyn is a modern creative respelling of the English surname Peyton. It originates from a place name in Sussex, likely meaning 'the town of Paega's people,' where Paega is an Old English personal name. While the original surname is gender-neutral, this specific spelling is almost exclusively used for girls in the United States.
Less common today
Paetyn isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,140 in 2011.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
