Girls' name · since 1999
Paytn
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.
- #34,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
52 girls have been named Paytn since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paytn has been recorded 52 times among girls since 1999, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2011.
- #34,641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 52 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paytn ranks #34,641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 52 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #34,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 52
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Paytn's 52 recorded births place it above 52.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Paytn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Paytn's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Paytn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2011
- Peak year (2008)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2011.
52 total births across 13 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2008 with 10 births in a single year.
Paytn by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (31 births, 60% of the file).
2000s was Paytn's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Paytn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 31 births (60% of all-time use).
Paytn decade highlights
- Peak decade 31 births
- Runner-up 15 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Paytn's data
- Paytn's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (31 total births) through the 2010s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Paytn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~12 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, 1999–2011 (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 Paytn 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.
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