Payson
Payson was the 3335th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1768th with 116 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 695 places. More babies were named Payson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,335 girls, up 490 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47girls
- Girls and boys
- 55% girls, 45% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011116 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,612babies recorded
Payson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,335 | #3,292 | 47 | 36 |
| 2020 | #3,825 | #2,535 | 38 | 51 |
| 2010 | #2,198 | #2,203 | 89 | 60 |
| 2000 | #10,527 | #2,847 | 9 | 32 |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | #4,454 | — | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Payson, counting every spelling?
Payson is the most common spelling of a name family that had 54 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 54 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payson | 47 | #3,335 | 268 |
| Paysen | 7 | #12,864 | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Payson?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Payson (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Payson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Payson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Payson?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Payson are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Payson a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Payson by state
How common Payson was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (7.8×). In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Payson: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Payson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Payson
How popular is the name Payson?
Payson was the 3335th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1768th with 116 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 695 places. More babies were named Payson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Payson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 55% girls, 45% boys given the name Payson in the US.
Where is Payson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Payson was most common in Arizona (0.26 per 1,000 girls), followed by Colorado and Colorado.