Recorded 1994–2021 Unisex name Peak 2010 552 births

Paytin — unisex name

552 babies named Paytin in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s262000s2332010s2782020s15
2010s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Paytin was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

54 babies were named Paytin in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paytin

The Social Security Administration has registered 552 babies named Paytin between 1994 and 2021, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paytin currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 54 babies received it in a single year. Paytin is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 36 additional births since 2005.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paytin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 278 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Paytin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Paytin in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paytin 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 552 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.

Paytin at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

552

Since 1994

28 years of records

Peak year

2010

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1994

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2021

Paytin popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1994

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2010)
54
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
0204060 20212017201320092005200119961994 5

Paytin popularity over time — boys

36 total births recorded since 2005 (Paytin as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 36 births
567891011 20112008200720062005 7

Paytin by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
278 births that decade — 50% of Paytin's all-time total
1990s262000s2332010s2782020s15

Paytin by state

Where Paytin concentrates geographically — total births since 1994

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Paytin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
35 6.3%
#2 Michigan
7 1.3%
#3 Ohio
5 0.9%
Texas share of Paytin's total US births 6.3%
Even split

35 of 552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paytin?
552 babies have been named Paytin since 1994. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2010 with 54 births.
When was Paytin most popular?
Paytin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 278 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Paytin most popular?
The top states for the name Paytin are Texas (35 births), Michigan (7 births), Ohio (5 births).
Is Paytin a unisex name?
Yes, Paytin is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 552 births, and as a boy's name it has 36 births.
How long has the name Paytin been used?
Paytin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 28 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Paytin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Payton, Payten, Payge, Payson, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1994–2021 (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.