Payten
The Story of Payten
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Payten as a girl name dates back to 1992, when 14 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 310 newborns named Payten — #884 in the national rankings. About 43% of every Payten on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Payten ranks #8,228 for girls with 12 births, falling sharply (-61%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Payten on the record books as a boy name in 1992, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 51 Paytens were born — ranking #2,473 that year. About 54% of every Payten on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Payten last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 631 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Payten
Payten is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Payten's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #884. Use the chart and map above to compare Payten'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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