Payne vs Payden

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

Name A

Payne

Boy name · Rank #8987

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Name B

Payden

Boy name · Rank #6289

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Metric Payne Payden
Current Rank #8987 #6289
Total Births (all years) 1,291 1,332
Peak Year 2000 2008
Peak Year Births 121 75
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1986

Births by Decade

Decade Payne Payden
1900ss 5 —
1910ss 29 —
1920ss 12 —
1930ss 5 —
1980ss 50 92
1990ss 365 308
2000ss 551 477
2010ss 203 362
2020ss 71 93

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payne Payden
2014 21 38
2015 17 39
2016 14 28
2017 26 21
2018 14 21
2019 21 14
2020 16 27
2021 19 23
2022 12 19
2023 16 10
2024 8 14

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, 1900–2024.

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