Paycen vs Payson

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

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Paycen

Boy name

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Payson

Boy name · Rank #2636

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Metric Paycen Payson
Current Rank Unranked #2636
Total Births (all years) 57 1,406
Peak Year 2010 2015
Peak Year Births 8 78
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2001 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Paycen Payson
1910ss — 5
1920ss — 10
1930ss — 7
1960ss — 5
1980ss — 5
1990ss — 124
2000ss 7 401
2010ss 35 613
2020ss 15 236

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Paycen Payson
2014 7 74
2015 — 78
2016 — 71
2017 — 59
2018 5 56
2019 5 47
2020 5 51
2021 5 50
2022 5 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, 2001–2022.

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