Paydon vs Payson

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

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Paydon

Boy name

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Name B

Payson

Boy name · Rank #2636

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Metric Paydon Payson
Current Rank Unranked #2636
Total Births (all years) 120 1,406
Peak Year 2004 2015
Peak Year Births 12 78
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1988 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Paydon Payson
1910ss — 5
1920ss — 10
1930ss — 7
1960ss — 5
1980ss 5 5
1990ss 18 124
2000ss 76 401
2010ss 21 613
2020ss — 236

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Paydon Payson
2014 — 74
2015 — 78
2016 — 71
2017 — 59
2018 — 56
2019 — 47
2020 — 51
2021 — 50
2022 — 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, 1988–2012.

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