Payton vs Payson

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

Name A

Payton

Girl name · Rank #381

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Name B

Payson

Boy name · Rank #2646

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

Births by Decade

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

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

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

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, 1966–2025.

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