Payden vs Payson

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

Name A

Payden

Boy name · Rank #6289

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Name B

Payson

Boy name · Rank #2636

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Metric Payden Payson
Current Rank #6289 #2636
Total Births (all years) 1,332 1,406
Peak Year 2008 2015
Peak Year Births 75 78
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1986 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Payden Payson
1910ss — 5
1920ss — 10
1930ss — 7
1960ss — 5
1980ss 92 5
1990ss 308 124
2000ss 477 401
2010ss 362 613
2020ss 93 236

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payden Payson
2014 38 74
2015 39 78
2016 28 71
2017 21 59
2018 21 56
2019 14 47
2020 27 51
2021 23 50
2022 19 39
2023 10 46
2024 14 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, 1986–2024.

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