Payne vs Payton

Side-by-side comparison of Payne and Payton — 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

Payton

Girl name · Rank #381

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Metric Payne Payton
Current Rank #8987 #381
Total Births (all years) 1,291 59,329
Peak Year 2000 2009
Peak Year Births 121 3,646
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1900 1966

Births by Decade

Decade Payne Payton
1900ss 5 —
1910ss 29 —
1920ss 12 —
1930ss 5 —
1960ss — 32
1970ss — 45
1980ss 50 110
1990ss 365 7,219
2000ss 551 23,379
2010ss 203 23,137
2020ss 71 5,407

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payne Payton
2014 21 2,414
2015 17 2,117
2016 14 1,801
2017 26 1,650
2018 14 1,428
2019 21 1,422
2020 16 1,331
2021 19 1,168
2022 12 1,097
2023 16 991
2024 8 820

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, 1900–2024.

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