Girls' name · since 2014

Payzley

23 babies named Payzley in U.S. Social Security records since 2014, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#44,312 of 72,339
all-time among girls
23
born since 2014
2010s
peak decade

Payzley sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 23 recorded since 2014.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Payzley has been recorded 23 times among girls since 2014, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2014 to 2016.

  • #44,312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 23 born since 2014
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Payzley ranks #44,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 2014, peaking in the 2010s.

#44,312 of 72,339
all-time among girls
23
born since 2014
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Payzley's 23 recorded births place it above 38.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Payzley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Payzley splits its recorded history at 2015: 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 2015 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Payzley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2014–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2014)
10
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
4681012 201420152016 8

Payzley by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (23 births, 100% of the file).

2010s was Payzley's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Payzley births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Payzley?
23 babies have been named Payzley since 2014. All-time, it sits at #44,312 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2014 with 10 births.
Where does Payzley sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Payzley ranks #44,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Payzley most popular?
Payzley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Payzley been used?
The SSA has tracked Payzley since 2014 -- 3 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Payzley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Payton, Payten, Payson, Payge, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Payzley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2014–2016 (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 Payzley 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.