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Payton

Payton holds the #440 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 701 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #218 in 2020 to #440 today. Its strongest year on record was 2010 (#79 nationally, 3,589 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1966. The name's biggest fan base is in South Dakota (#117 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#440
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#79
in 2010 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
701
girls named Payton

Payton popularity, 1880–2025

0.055%0.11%0.16%0.22%18801900192019401960198020002020#79 in 2010
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsBoys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2010

Where Payton is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Payton in 2025AK—Maine: #209 (5 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)ME#209Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Payton in 2025VT—New Hampshire: #139 (9 girls, 0.24% of girls born 2025)NH#139Washington: #390 (18 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)WA#390Idaho: #277 (8 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)ID#277Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Payton in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Payton in 2025ND—Minnesota: #356 (15 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MN#356Wisconsin: #326 (16 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)WI#326Michigan: #306 (29 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)MI#306New York: #442 (39 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NY#442Massachusetts: #564 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MA#564Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Payton in 2025RI—Oregon: #396 (9 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)OR#396Nevada: #374 (7 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)NV#374Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Payton in 2025WY—South Dakota: #117 (9 girls, 0.29% of girls born 2025)SD#117Iowa: #301 (11 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)IA#301Illinois: #337 (31 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)IL#337Indiana: #651 (9 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IN#651Ohio: #323 (34 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)OH#323Pennsylvania: #310 (35 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)PA#310New Jersey: #667 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#667Connecticut: #350 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)CT#350California: #777 (39 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#777Utah: #490 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)UT#490Colorado: #584 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CO#584Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Payton in 2025NE—Missouri: #373 (16 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MO#373Kentucky: #744 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#744West Virginia: #154 (10 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)WV#154Virginia: #606 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)VA#606Maryland: #651 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#651Delaware: #140 (6 girls, 0.27% of girls born 2025)DE#140Arizona: #388 (17 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AZ#388New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Payton in 2025NM—Kansas: #324 (10 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)KS#324Arkansas: #250 (12 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)AR#250Tennessee: #432 (18 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)TN#432North Carolina: #405 (27 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)NC#405South Carolina: #332 (15 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)SC#332District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Payton in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #374 (11 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)OK#374Louisiana: #677 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)LA#677Mississippi: #270 (10 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)MS#270Alabama: #633 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AL#633Georgia: #529 (21 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)GA#529Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Payton in 2025HI—Texas: #581 (54 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)TX#581Florida: #404 (46 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)FL#404
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: South Dakota (#117), Delaware (#140), New Hampshire (#139)

Uniqueness score

39/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Payton in the most recent year of SSA data.

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Payton as a boy name

Payton is currently the #1564 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 109 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1119 to #1564. Looking at the full record since 1880, Payton hit its all-time high of #219 in 2000, when 1,581 boys were given the name. State by state, Louisiana leads the way at #487.

2025 rank
#1564
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#219
in 2000 (2000s)
Babies in 2025
109
boys named Payton

Where Payton (boys) is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025WI—Michigan: #999 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)MI#999New York: #1576 (6 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1576Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #698 (5 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)OK#698Louisiana: #487 (9 boys, 0.05% of boys born 2025)LA#487Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025AL—Georgia: #1096 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)GA#1096Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Payton in 2025HI—Texas: #1294 (15 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1294Florida: #1256 (9 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)FL#1256
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Louisiana (#487), Oklahoma (#698), Michigan (#999)

Uniqueness score

62/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Payton in the most recent year of SSA data.

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