Payton

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Payton is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (23% of births). There have been 83,955 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 59,329 as girls and 24,626 as boys. Payton gained popularity in the 1990s, peaked in 2009 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 937
2023 1,111
2022 1,241
2021 1,322
2020 1,507
2019 1,600
2018 1,665
2017 1,938
2016 2,082
2015 2,481
2014 2,824
2013 3,129
2012 3,544
2011 3,871
2010 4,479
2009 4,618
2008 4,852
2007 3,515
2006 3,449
2005 3,613
2004 3,473
2003 2,887
2002 3,031
2001 3,298
2000 3,639
1999 2,341
1998 2,282
1997 2,020
1996 1,594
1995 1,038
1994 969
1993 842
1992 569
1991 208
1990 155
1989 115
1988 128
1987 126
1986 103
1985 52
1984 43
1983 29
1982 20
1981 30
1980 38
1979 31
1978 41
1977 22
1976 23
1975 20
1974 18
1973 18
1972 25
1971 27
1970 21
1969 21
1968 18
1967 31
1966 29
1965 19
1964 14
1963 16
1962 12
1961 15
1960 10
1959 12
1958 11
1957 15
1956 19
1955 11
1954 6
1953 21
1952 9
1951 11
1950 7
1949 11
1948 18
1947 17
1946 22
1945 9
1944 14
1943 19
1942 12
1941 13
1940 13
1939 17
1938 9
1937 16
1936 10
1935 18
1934 11
1933 13
1932 11
1931 14
1930 12
1929 15
1928 20
1927 17
1926 13
1925 19
1924 16
1923 23
1922 13
1921 18
1920 17
1919 19
1918 21
1917 14
1916 11
1915 12
1914 9
1913 11
1912 9
1911 6
1910 6
1908 5
1891 5
1890 5
1888 6
1880 5