Payson

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 44% girls / 56% boys

Payson first appears in the data in 1917 and has been recorded in 40 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 78 babies (rank #1,885 that year). In 2024 it was given to 50 boys (rank #2,649). The name has been declining over the last five years.
2,528
Total babies (all years)
40
Years in the data
78
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19175#4,436
19285#4,592
19295#4,406
19327#3,290
19605#4,454
19825#7,093
19919#5,818
19927#7,195
199316#3,966
19949#6,217
199513#4,719
199612#5,104
19978#7,103
199825#3,164
199925#3,256
200032#2,847
200137#2,605
200239#2,537
200327#3,421
200438#2,780
200543#2,599
200627#3,750
200749#2,556
200837#3,150
200972#1,971
201060#2,203
201151#2,467
201260#2,200
201357#2,271
201474#1,956
201578#1,885
201671#2,023
201759#2,261
201856#2,376
201947#2,723
202051#2,535
202150#2,613
202239#3,137
202346#2,790
202450#2,649