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 #2646

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Name B

Payton

Girl name · Rank #381

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Metric Payson Payton
Current Rank #2646 #381
Total Births (all years) 1,443 60,045
Peak Year 2015 2009
Peak Year Births 78 3,646
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1917 1966

Births by Decade

Decade Payson Payton
1910s 5 -
1920s 10 -
1930s 7 -
1960s 5 32
1970s - 45
1980s 5 110
1990s 124 7,219
2000s 401 23,380
2010s 613 23,144
2020s 273 6,115

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payson Payton
2014 74 2,416
2015 78 2,117
2016 71 1,802
2017 59 1,650
2018 56 1,428
2019 47 1,423
2020 51 1,333
2021 51 1,168
2022 39 1,099
2023 46 991
2024 50 823
2025 36 701

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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