Unisex name · since 1992
Payten
Payten has 3,344 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,671 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,344
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Payten is the #7671 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 3,344 recorded since 1992.
Social Security Administration records show Payten recorded 3,344 times among girls since 1992, holding rank #7671 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #3,355 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,671 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,344 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Payten ranks #3,355 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,671 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,344 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,355 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,671 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,344
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Payten's 3,344 recorded births place it above 95.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Payten compares
3,344 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Payten's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Payten | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,344 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 310 | 21 | 19,840 |
Payten's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Payten splits its recorded history at 2009: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (14 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 310 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Payten popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 310
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Payten popularity over time - boys
631 total births recorded since 1992 (Payten as boys' name)
Payten by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,459 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Payten's strongest decade.
1,459 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Payten births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 287
1990s
287 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,459 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,398 births
- 2020s 200
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,459 births (44% of all-time use).
How Payten compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Payten's total volume
Payten by state
Where Payten concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 246 | 7.4% |
| #2 | California | | 189 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 151 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 119 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 109 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 83 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Washington | | 81 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 71 | 2.1% |
246 of 3,344 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Payten appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Payten's data
- Payten's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,459 total births); usage has since declined to 200 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Paytens (246 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 Payten: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
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, 1992–2025 (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 Payten 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.