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