Payam vs Payson

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

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Payam

Boy name

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Name B

Payson

Boy name · Rank #2636

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Metric Payam Payson
Current Rank Unranked #2636
Total Births (all years) 193 1,406
Peak Year 1990 2015
Peak Year Births 19 78
Peak Decade 1980ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1977 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Payam Payson
1910ss — 5
1920ss — 10
1930ss — 7
1960ss — 5
1970ss 22 —
1980ss 89 5
1990ss 71 124
2000ss 11 401
2010ss — 613
2020ss — 236

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payam Payson
2014 — 74
2015 — 78
2016 — 71
2017 — 59
2018 — 56
2019 — 47
2020 — 51
2021 — 50
2022 — 39
2023 — 46
2024 — 50

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, 1977–2001.

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