Paylen vs Payton

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

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Paylen

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Payton

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Metric Paylen Payton
Current Rank Unranked #381
Total Births (all years) 40 59,329
Peak Year 2012 2009
Peak Year Births 8 3,646
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2009 1966

Births by Decade

Decade Paylen Payton
1960ss — 32
1970ss — 45
1980ss — 110
1990ss — 7,219
2000ss 6 23,379
2010ss 34 23,137
2020ss — 5,407

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Paylen Payton
2014 7 2,414
2015 6 2,117
2016 — 1,801
2017 — 1,650
2018 6 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, 2009–2018.

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