Payten vs Payton

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

Name A

Payten

Girl name · Rank #7029

Full profile →
Name B

Payton

Girl name · Rank #381

Full profile →

Which name is more popular?

Metric Payten Payton
Current Rank #7029 #381
Total Births (all years) 3,330 59,329
Peak Year 2009 2009
Peak Year Births 310 3,646
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1992 1966

Births by Decade

Decade Payten Payton
1960ss — 32
1970ss — 45
1980ss — 110
1990ss 287 7,219
2000ss 1,459 23,379
2010ss 1,398 23,137
2020ss 186 5,407

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Payten Payton
2014 127 2,414
2015 118 2,117
2016 93 1,801
2017 72 1,650
2018 66 1,428
2019 57 1,422
2020 47 1,331
2021 53 1,168
2022 42 1,097
2023 28 991
2024 16 820

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, 1992–2024.

← Compare different names