Payten
Payten was the 7801st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 885th with 310 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,025 places. More babies were named Payten in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,801 girls, down 4,476 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14girls
- Girls and boys
- 94% girls, 6% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009310 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,975babies recorded
Payten popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,801 | — | 14 | — |
| 2020 | #3,325 | #9,333 | 47 | 8 |
| 2010 | #924 | #2,460 | 281 | 51 |
| 2000 | #1,896 | #2,974 | 90 | 30 |
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How popular is Payten, counting every spelling?
Payten is a spelling of Paityn, a name family that ranked #1,349 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,801 for Payten on its own. Together these spellings went to 147 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paityn | 107 | #1,863 | 841 |
| Payten | 14 | #7,801 | 153 |
| Paetyn | 7 | #12,857 | 113 |
| Paitynn | 11 | #9,315 | 32 |
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 Payten?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Payten (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Payten 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Payten.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Payten?
About 3,300 people born in the US named Payten are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 13 and 21. That makes Payten mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Payten by state
How common Payten was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. 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
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Questions about the name Payten
How popular is the name Payten?
Payten was the 7801st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 2009, when it ranked 885th with 310 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,025 places. More babies were named Payten in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Payten a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 94% girls, 6% boys given the name Payten in the US.
Where is Payten most popular?
In 2021–2025, Payten was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.