Payson vs Payden

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

Name A

Payson

Boy name · Rank #2636

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Name B

Payden

Boy name · Rank #6289

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Metric Payson Payden
Current Rank #2636 #6289
Total Births (all years) 1,406 1,332
Peak Year 2015 2008
Peak Year Births 78 75
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1986

Births by Decade

Decade Payson Payden
1910ss 5 —
1920ss 10 —
1930ss 7 —
1960ss 5 —
1980ss 5 92
1990ss 124 308
2000ss 401 477
2010ss 613 362
2020ss 236 93

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payson Payden
2014 74 38
2015 78 39
2016 71 28
2017 59 21
2018 56 21
2019 47 14
2020 51 27
2021 50 23
2022 39 19
2023 46 10
2024 50 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, 1917–2024.

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