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 #6312

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Name B

Payson

Boy name · Rank #2646

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Metric Payden Payson
Current Rank #6312 #2646
Total Births (all years) 1,343 1,443
Peak Year 2008 2015
Peak Year Births 75 78
Peak Decade 2000s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1986 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Payden Payson
1910s - 5
1920s - 10
1930s - 7
1960s - 5
1980s 92 5
1990s 308 124
2000s 477 401
2010s 362 613
2020s 104 273

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 51
2022 19 39
2023 10 46
2024 14 50
2025 11 36

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, 1986–2025.

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