Paiton
The Story of Paiton
As a girl name
Paiton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 14 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 109 Paitons were born — ranking #1,927 that year. As of 2026, Paiton ranks #15,243 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Paitons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Paiton first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1998, with 9 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 18 Paitons were born — ranking #5,045 that year. As of 2026, Paiton ranks #12,182 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 165 Paitons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Paiton
Paiton is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Paiton's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,927. Use the chart and map above to compare Paiton's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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