Unisex name · since 1992
Paiton
Paiton has 1,207 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,310 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,207
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Paiton is the #11310 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,207 recorded since 1992.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paiton has been recorded 1,207 times among girls since 1992, currently ranked #11310 nationally and more common than 35% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #6,590 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,310 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,207 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paiton ranks #6,590 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,310 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,207 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,590 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,310 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,207
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Paiton's 1,207 recorded births place it above 90.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Paiton compares
1,207 Top 29% higher than 71% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Paiton's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paiton | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,207 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 21 | 19,840 |
Paiton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paiton splits its recorded history at 2008: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 109 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paiton popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Paiton popularity over time - boys
165 total births recorded since 1998 (Paiton as boys' name)
Paiton by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (614 births, 51% of the file).
2000s was Paiton's strongest decade.
614 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Paiton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 196
1990s
196 births
- 2000s
2000s
614 births
- 2010s
2010s
364 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 614 births (51% of all-time use).
How Paiton compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Paiton's total volume
Paiton by state
Where Paiton concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 74 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 33 | 2.7% |
| #3 | California | | 24 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #7 | New York | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 10 | 0.8% |
74 of 1,207 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Paiton appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Paiton's data
- Paiton's decade-level peak was the 2000s (614 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Paitons (74 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Paiton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Paiton draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.