Recorded 2000–2022 Boys' name Peak 2018 44 births

Payce — boys' name

44 babies named Payce in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s152010s242020s5
2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Payce was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

7 babies were named Payce in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Payce

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Payce between 2000 and 2022, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Payce currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Payce performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Payce shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Payce in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 44 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Payce at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

44

Since 2000

23 years of records

Peak year

2018

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2000

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2022

Payce popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2000

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2018)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20222018201320122011200820052000 5

Payce by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
24 births that decade — 55% of Payce's all-time total
2000s152010s242020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Payce?
44 babies have been named Payce since 2000. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2018 with 7 births.
When was Payce most popular?
Payce was most popular in the 2010s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Payce been used?
Payce has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 23 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Payce?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Payton, Payson, Payden, Payne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.