Paydon vs Payton

Side-by-side comparison of Paydon and Payton — 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

Payton

Girl name · Rank #381

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Metric Paydon Payton
Current Rank Unranked #381
Total Births (all years) 120 59,329
Peak Year 2004 2009
Peak Year Births 12 3,646
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1988 1966

Births by Decade

Decade Paydon Payton
1960ss — 32
1970ss — 45
1980ss 5 110
1990ss 18 7,219
2000ss 76 23,379
2010ss 21 23,137
2020ss — 5,407

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Paydon Payton
2014 — 2,414
2015 — 2,117
2016 — 1,801
2017 — 1,650
2018 — 1,428
2019 — 1,422
2020 — 1,331
2021 — 1,168
2022 — 1,097
2023 — 991
2024 — 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, 1988–2012.

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