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 #6289

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Name B

Payton

Girl name · Rank #381

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Metric Payden Payton
Current Rank #6289 #381
Total Births (all years) 1,332 59,329
Peak Year 2008 2009
Peak Year Births 75 3,646
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1986 1966

Births by Decade

Decade Payden Payton
1960ss — 32
1970ss — 45
1980ss 92 110
1990ss 308 7,219
2000ss 477 23,379
2010ss 362 23,137
2020ss 93 5,407

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payden Payton
2014 38 2,414
2015 39 2,117
2016 28 1,801
2017 21 1,650
2018 21 1,428
2019 14 1,422
2020 27 1,331
2021 23 1,168
2022 19 1,097
2023 10 991
2024 14 820

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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