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 #2646

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Name B

Payden

Boy name · Rank #6312

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Metric Payson Payden
Current Rank #2646 #6312
Total Births (all years) 1,443 1,343
Peak Year 2015 2008
Peak Year Births 78 75
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1986

Births by Decade

Decade Payson Payden
1910s 5 -
1920s 10 -
1930s 7 -
1960s 5 -
1980s 5 92
1990s 124 308
2000s 401 477
2010s 613 362
2020s 273 104

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 51 23
2022 39 19
2023 46 10
2024 50 14
2025 36 11

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, 1917–2025.

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