Payden
The Story of Payden
As a girl name
Payden first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1992, with 8 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2009: 57 births, good for #2,999 nationwide. About 41% of every Payden on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Payden last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 695 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Payden on the record books as a boy name in 1986, with 17 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 75 Paydens were born — ranking #1,916 that year. About 35% of every Payden on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Payden ranks #7,409 for boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-41%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Payden
Payden is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Payden's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #1,916. Use the chart and map above to compare Payden'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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