Payson vs Payne

Side-by-side comparison of Payson and Payne - 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

Payne

Boy name · Rank #9026

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Metric Payson Payne
Current Rank #2646 #9026
Total Births (all years) 1,443 1,300
Peak Year 2015 2000
Peak Year Births 78 121
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1917 1900

Births by Decade

Decade Payson Payne
1900s - 5
1910s 5 29
1920s 10 12
1930s 7 5
1960s 5 -
1980s 5 50
1990s 124 365
2000s 401 551
2010s 613 203
2020s 273 80

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payson Payne
2014 74 21
2015 78 17
2016 71 14
2017 59 26
2018 56 14
2019 47 21
2020 51 16
2021 51 19
2022 39 12
2023 46 16
2024 50 8
2025 36 9

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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