Recorded 2001–2022 Unisex name Peak 2010 57 births

Paycen — boys' name

57 babies named Paycen in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s72010s352020s15
2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Paycen was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

8 babies were named Paycen in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paycen

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Paycen between 2001 and 2022, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paycen currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Paycen is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 42 additional births since 2010.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paycen performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Paycen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paycen 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 57 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.

Paycen at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

57

Since 2001

22 years of records

Peak year

2010

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2001

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2022

Paycen popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2001

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2010)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 2022202120202019201820142013201120102001 7

Paycen popularity over time — girls

42 total births recorded since 2010 (Paycen as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 42 births
567891011 20142013201220112010 10

Paycen by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
35 births that decade — 61% of Paycen's all-time total
2000s72010s352020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paycen?
57 babies have been named Paycen since 2001. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2010 with 8 births.
When was Paycen most popular?
Paycen was most popular in the 2010s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Is Paycen a unisex name?
Yes, Paycen is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 57 births, and as a girl's name it has 42 births.
How long has the name Paycen been used?
Paycen has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 22 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Paycen?
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, 2001–2022 (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.