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 #2636

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Name B

Payne

Boy name · Rank #8987

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

Births by Decade

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

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 50 19
2022 39 12
2023 46 16
2024 50 8

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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