Payal vs Payton

Side-by-side comparison of Payal and Payton — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Payal

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Payton

Girl name · Rank #381

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Metric Payal Payton
Current Rank Unranked #381
Total Births (all years) 674 59,329
Peak Year 1981 2009
Peak Year Births 34 3,646
Peak Decade 1980ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1975 1966

Births by Decade

Decade Payal Payton
1960ss — 32
1970ss 59 45
1980ss 271 110
1990ss 244 7,219
2000ss 85 23,379
2010ss 15 23,137
2020ss — 5,407

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payal Payton
2014 — 2,414
2015 5 2,117
2016 — 1,801
2017 — 1,650
2018 — 1,428
2019 — 1,422
2020 — 1,331
2021 — 1,168
2022 — 1,097
2023 — 991
2024 — 820

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1975–2015.

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