Payson vs Payton

Side-by-side comparison of Payson and Payton — 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

Payton

Girl name · Rank #381

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Metric Payson Payton
Current Rank #2636 #381
Total Births (all years) 1,406 59,329
Peak Year 2015 2009
Peak Year Births 78 3,646
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1917 1966

Births by Decade

Decade Payson Payton
1910ss 5 —
1920ss 10 —
1930ss 7 —
1960ss 5 32
1970ss — 45
1980ss 5 110
1990ss 124 7,219
2000ss 401 23,379
2010ss 613 23,137
2020ss 236 5,407

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payson Payton
2014 74 2,414
2015 78 2,117
2016 71 1,801
2017 59 1,650
2018 56 1,428
2019 47 1,422
2020 51 1,331
2021 50 1,168
2022 39 1,097
2023 46 991
2024 50 820

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, 1917–2024.

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