Recorded 2008–2011 Girls' name Peak 2008 34 births

Paytton — girls' name

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

2000s222010s12
2000s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Paytton was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

12 babies were named Paytton in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paytton

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Paytton between 2008 and 2011, spanning 4 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paytton currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paytton performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Paytton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paytton 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 34 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.

Paytton at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

34

Since 2008

4 years of records

Peak year

2008

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

2008

Recorded for 4 years

Last year on file: 2011

Paytton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2008

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2008)
12
Annual births at peak — across 4 years of records
468101214 2011201020092008 12

Paytton by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
22 births that decade — 65% of Paytton's all-time total
2000s222010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paytton?
34 babies have been named Paytton since 2008. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2008 with 12 births.
When was Paytton most popular?
Paytton was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Paytton been used?
Paytton has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 4 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Paytton?
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, 2008–2011 (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.