Girls' name · since 2008

Payslee

Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 412 babies named Payslee, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#13,283 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,082 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
412
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade

412 babies have been named Payslee since 2008, making it today's #7082 girls' name.

Payslee has 412 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7082 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.

  • #13,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,082 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 412 born since 2008
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Payslee ranks #13,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,082 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 412 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.

#13,283 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,082 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
412
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%59%
Payslee vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Payslee's 412 recorded births place it above 81.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Payslee compares

412 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

Payslee's all-time total is 10% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Payslee Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 412 376 567,345
Peak-year births 48 21 19,840

Payslee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Payslee's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 48, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Payslee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2015)
48
Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
0102030405060 2008201120142017202020232025 16

Payslee by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (297 births, 72% of the file).

2010s was Payslee's strongest decade.

297 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.

Payslee births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 297 births (72% of all-time use).

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

Payslee by state

Where Payslee concentrates geographically, total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Payslee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
19 4.6%
#2 Tennessee
8 1.9%
#3 Kentucky
5 1.2%
#4 Ohio
5 1.2%
Texas share of Payslee's total US births 4.6%
Even split

19 of 412 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Payslee?
412 babies have been named Payslee since 2008. All-time, it sits at #13,283 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #7,082 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 48 births.
Where does Payslee sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Payslee ranks #13,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,082 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Payslee most popular?
Payslee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 297 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Payslee most popular?
The top states for the name Payslee are Texas (19 births), Tennessee (8 births), Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Payslee been used?
The SSA has tracked Payslee since 2008 -- 18 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Payslee?
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.

What to do with Payslee's data

  • Payslee's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (297 total births) through the 2020s (102) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Payslees (19 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 Payslee: 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, 2008–2025 (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 Payslee 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.