Payne vs Payson

Side-by-side comparison of Payne and Payson — 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

Payson

Boy name · Rank #2636

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Metric Payne Payson
Current Rank #8987 #2636
Total Births (all years) 1,291 1,406
Peak Year 2000 2015
Peak Year Births 121 78
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1900 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Payne Payson
1900ss 5 —
1910ss 29 5
1920ss 12 10
1930ss 5 7
1960ss — 5
1980ss 50 5
1990ss 365 124
2000ss 551 401
2010ss 203 613
2020ss 71 236

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payne Payson
2014 21 74
2015 17 78
2016 14 71
2017 26 59
2018 14 56
2019 21 47
2020 16 51
2021 19 50
2022 12 39
2023 16 46
2024 8 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, 1900–2024.

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