Payden vs Payton

Side-by-side comparison of Payden and Payton - 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

Payton

Girl name · Rank #381

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Metric Payden Payton
Current Rank #6312 #381
Total Births (all years) 1,343 60,045
Peak Year 2008 2009
Peak Year Births 75 3,646
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1986 1966

Births by Decade

Decade Payden Payton
1960s - 32
1970s - 45
1980s 92 110
1990s 308 7,219
2000s 477 23,380
2010s 362 23,144
2020s 104 6,115

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payden Payton
2014 38 2,416
2015 39 2,117
2016 28 1,802
2017 21 1,650
2018 21 1,428
2019 14 1,423
2020 27 1,333
2021 23 1,168
2022 19 1,099
2023 10 991
2024 14 823
2025 11 701

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, 1986–2025.

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