Is Payson a boy or girl name?
Payson is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 38 girls and 50 boys were named Payson, so 43.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 44.4% of the 2,528 US babies named Payson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,649
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,934
- Babies named Payson since 1917
- 2,528
- Most popular year
- 2012
- 171 babies
Boys and girls named Payson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1980s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 124 | 6 | 4.6% |
| 2000s | 401 | 103 | 20.4% |
| 2010s | 613 | 754 | 55.2% |
| 2020s | 236 | 259 | 52.3% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50 | #2,649 | 38 | #3,934 |
| 2023 | 46 | #2,790 | 58 | #2,925 |
| 2022 | 39 | #3,137 | 61 | #2,811 |
| 2021 | 50 | #2,613 | 64 | #2,699 |
| 2020 | 51 | #2,535 | 38 | #3,824 |
| 2019 | 47 | #2,723 | 43 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 56 | #2,376 | 46 | #3,427 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2,261 | 56 | #2,958 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,023 | 54 | #3,092 |
| 2015 | 78 | #1,885 | 68 | #2,640 |
| 2014 | 74 | #1,956 | 72 | #2,509 |
| 2013 | 57 | #2,271 | 99 | #1,986 |
| 2012 | 60 | #2,200 | 111 | #1,827 |
| 2011 | 51 | #2,467 | 116 | #1,768 |
| 2010 | 60 | #2,203 | 89 | #2,197 |
| 2009 | 72 | #1,971 | 19 | #7,004 |
| 2008 | 37 | #3,150 | 10 | #11,399 |
| 2007 | 49 | #2,556 | 10 | #11,430 |
| 2006 | 27 | #3,750 | 9 | #12,180 |
| 2005 | 43 | #2,599 | 12 | #9,313 |
| 2004 | 38 | #2,780 | 8 | #12,456 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,421 | 9 | #11,105 |
| 2002 | 39 | #2,537 | 8 | #11,918 |
| 2001 | 37 | #2,605 | 9 | #10,792 |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,847 | 9 | #10,526 |
| 1999 | 25 | #3,256 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 25 | #3,164 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 8 | #7,103 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,104 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,719 | 6 | #12,928 |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,217 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,966 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,195 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,818 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #7,093 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,454 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,290 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 5 | #4,406 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,592 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,436 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Payson reached #1,885 in 2015. As a girl name, it reached #1,768 in 2011. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Payson
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.