Payten vs Payson

Side-by-side comparison of Payten and Payson — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Payten

Girl name · Rank #7029

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Name B

Payson

Boy name · Rank #2636

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Metric Payten Payson
Current Rank #7029 #2636
Total Births (all years) 3,330 1,406
Peak Year 2009 2015
Peak Year Births 310 78
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1992 1917

Births by Decade

Decade Payten Payson
1910ss — 5
1920ss — 10
1930ss — 7
1960ss — 5
1980ss — 5
1990ss 287 124
2000ss 1,459 401
2010ss 1,398 613
2020ss 186 236

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payten Payson
2014 127 74
2015 118 78
2016 93 71
2017 72 59
2018 66 56
2019 57 47
2020 47 51
2021 53 50
2022 42 39
2023 28 46
2024 16 50

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, 1992–2024.

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