Is Payten a boy or girl name?
Payten is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 16 girls and 5 boys were named Payten, so 76.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 84.1% of the 3,961 US babies named Payten were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #13,687
- Girl rank, 2024
- #7,150
- Babies named Payten since 1992
- 3,961
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 343 babies
Boys and girls named Payten, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #13,687 | 16 | #7,150 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,839 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,820 | 42 | #3,691 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,099 |
| 2020 | 8 | #9,323 | 47 | #3,323 |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,531 | 57 | #2,915 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,602 | 66 | #2,638 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,421 | 72 | #2,502 |
| 2016 | 11 | #7,480 | 93 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,547 | 118 | #1,776 |
| 2014 | 13 | #6,539 | 127 | #1,671 |
| 2013 | 25 | #4,032 | 157 | #1,439 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3,859 | 172 | #1,363 |
| 2011 | 33 | #3,351 | 255 | #995 |
| 2010 | 51 | #2,459 | 281 | #924 |
| 2009 | 33 | #3,385 | 310 | #885 |
| 2008 | 41 | #2,925 | 287 | #947 |
| 2007 | 51 | #2,497 | 156 | #1,487 |
| 2006 | 40 | #2,867 | 134 | #1,606 |
| 2005 | 35 | #2,999 | 143 | #1,477 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,830 | 114 | #1,711 |
| 2003 | 27 | #3,422 | 60 | #2,665 |
| 2002 | 21 | #4,009 | 73 | #2,259 |
| 2001 | 24 | #3,594 | 92 | #1,898 |
| 2000 | 30 | #2,974 | 90 | #1,896 |
| 1999 | 18 | #4,115 | 64 | #2,334 |
| 1998 | 17 | #4,146 | 47 | #2,835 |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,189 | 64 | #2,169 |
| 1996 | 15 | #4,336 | 28 | #3,913 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,185 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,816 | 23 | #4,485 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,781 | 22 | #4,629 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,196 | 14 | #6,554 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Payten reached #2,459 in 2010. As a girl name, it reached #885 in 2009. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Payten
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.