Recorded 1981–1995 Boys' name Peak 1995 57 births

Paymon — boys' name

57 babies named Paymon in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s261990s31
1990s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Paymon was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

10 babies were named Paymon in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paymon

The Social Security Administration has registered 57 babies named Paymon between 1981 and 1995, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paymon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paymon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Paymon shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Paymon in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paymon 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.

Paymon at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

57

Since 1981

15 years of records

Peak year

1995

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1981

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1995

Paymon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1981

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1995)
10
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4681012 19951993199119901989198719841981 5

Paymon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
31 births that decade — 54% of Paymon's all-time total
1980s261990s31

Paymon by state

Where Paymon concentrates geographically — total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Paymon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 10.5%
California share of Paymon's total US births 10.5%

6 of 57 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paymon?
57 babies have been named Paymon since 1981. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1995 with 10 births.
When was Paymon most popular?
Paymon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Paymon most popular?
The top states for the name Paymon are California (6 births).
How long has the name Paymon been used?
Paymon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1981, spanning 15 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Paymon?
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, 1981–1995 (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.