Recorded 1999–2011 Girls' name Peak 2008 52 births

Paytn — girls' name

52 babies named Paytn in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s312010s15
2000s
Peak decade

60% of everyone ever named Paytn was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

10 babies were named Paytn in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paytn

The Social Security Administration has registered 52 babies named Paytn between 1999 and 2011, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paytn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paytn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Paytn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paytn 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 52 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.

Paytn at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

52

Since 1999

13 years of records

Peak year

2008

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1999

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 2011

Paytn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1999

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2008)
10
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 2011201020092008200720061999 6

Paytn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
31 births that decade — 60% of Paytn's all-time total
1990s62000s312010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paytn?
52 babies have been named Paytn since 1999. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2008 with 10 births.
When was Paytn most popular?
Paytn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Paytn been used?
Paytn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 13 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Paytn?
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, 1999–2011 (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.