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Payton name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Payton ranks #440 in female records (701 reported) and #1,569 in male records (109 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#440 · 701 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 122 female records (823 to 701); rank moved from #381 to #440.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 467 female records (1,168 to 701); rank moved from #267 to #440.
2025 male rank and count
#1,569 · 109 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 8 male records (117 to 109); rank moved from #1,519 to #1,569.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 45 male records (154 to 109); rank moved from #1,241 to #1,569.
Peak year in available data
2016: 1,802 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Payton becoming more popular?

Payton's reported female count decreased by 122 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #381 to #440. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Payton in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for PaytonFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,8020201620252016: 1,802 female records2017: 1,650 female records2018: 1,428 female records2019: 1,423 female records2020: 1,333 female records2021: 1,168 female records2022: 1,099 female records2023: 991 female records2024: 823 female records2025: 701 female records2016: 281 male records2017: 288 male records2018: 237 male records2019: 179 male records2020: 176 male records2021: 154 male records2022: 144 male records2023: 120 male records2024: 117 male records2025: 109 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20257014401091,569
20248233811171,519
20239913111201,494
20221,0992891441,313
20211,1682671541,241
20201,3332181761,122
20191,4232151791,105
20181,428218237909
20171,650189288797
20161,802183281817

Questions about Payton’s popularity

How common is Payton in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Payton ranks #440 in female records (701 reported) and #1,569 in male records (109 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Payton?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Payton only.

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