Girls' name · since 2004

Payeton

Since 2004, U.S. Social Security records show 75 babies named Payeton, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#30,382 of 72,339
all-time among girls
75
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade

Payeton is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 75 have been recorded since 2004.

Social Security Administration records show Payeton recorded 75 times among girls since 2004, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2016.

  • #30,382 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 75 born since 2004
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Payeton ranks #30,382 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 75 born since 2004, peaking in the 2010s.

#30,382 of 72,339
all-time among girls
75
born since 2004
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Payeton's 75 recorded births place it above 57.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Payeton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Payeton splits its recorded history at 2012: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2004 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Payeton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2011)
13
Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
468101214 2004200820092010201120122013201420152016 5

Payeton by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (56 births, 75% of the file).

2010s was Payeton's strongest decade.

56 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.

Payeton births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 56 births (75% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Payeton? ▼
75 babies have been named Payeton since 2004. All-time, it sits at #30,382 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2011 with 13 births.
Where does Payeton sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Payeton ranks #30,382 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Payeton most popular? ▼
Payeton was most popular in the 2010s decade with 56 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Payeton been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Payeton since 2004 -- 13 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Payeton? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Payton, Payten, Payson, Payge, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Keep exploring Payeton

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Payeton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2004–2016 (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 Payeton 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.