Payam vs Payton

Side-by-side comparison of Payam and Payton - 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

Payton

Girl name · Rank #381

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Metric Payam Payton
Current Rank Unranked #381
Total Births (all years) 193 60,045
Peak Year 1990 2009
Peak Year Births 19 3,646
Peak Decade 1980s 2000s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1977 1966

Births by Decade

Decade Payam Payton
1960s - 32
1970s 22 45
1980s 89 110
1990s 71 7,219
2000s 11 23,380
2010s - 23,144
2020s - 6,115

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payam Payton
2014 - 2,416
2015 - 2,117
2016 - 1,802
2017 - 1,650
2018 - 1,428
2019 - 1,423
2020 - 1,333
2021 - 1,168
2022 - 1,099
2023 - 991
2024 - 823
2025 - 701

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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