Is Payton a boy or girl name?
Payton is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 820 girls and 117 boys were named Payton, so 87.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 70.7% of the 83,955 US babies named Payton were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,516
- Girl rank, 2024
- #381
- Babies named Payton since 1880
- 83,955
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 4,852 babies
Boys and girls named Payton, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 118 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 171 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 131 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 148 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 153 | 32 | 17.3% |
| 1970s | 201 | 45 | 18.3% |
| 1980s | 574 | 110 | 16.1% |
| 1990s | 4,799 | 7,219 | 60.1% |
| 2000s | 12,996 | 23,379 | 64.3% |
| 2010s | 4,476 | 23,137 | 83.8% |
| 2020s | 711 | 5,407 | 88.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 117 | #1,516 | 820 | #381 |
| 2023 | 120 | #1,492 | 991 | #311 |
| 2022 | 144 | #1,313 | 1,097 | #289 |
| 2021 | 154 | #1,241 | 1,168 | #267 |
| 2020 | 176 | #1,122 | 1,331 | #218 |
| 2019 | 178 | #1,109 | 1,422 | #216 |
| 2018 | 237 | #909 | 1,428 | #218 |
| 2017 | 288 | #797 | 1,650 | #189 |
| 2016 | 281 | #817 | 1,801 | #183 |
| 2015 | 364 | #693 | 2,117 | #153 |
| 2014 | 410 | #644 | 2,414 | #135 |
| 2013 | 510 | #522 | 2,619 | #123 |
| 2012 | 598 | #456 | 2,946 | #103 |
| 2011 | 720 | #396 | 3,151 | #95 |
| 2010 | 890 | #346 | 3,589 | #79 |
| 2009 | 972 | #328 | 3,646 | #84 |
| 2008 | 1,240 | #276 | 3,612 | #91 |
| 2007 | 1,231 | #279 | 2,284 | #153 |
| 2006 | 1,291 | #269 | 2,158 | #163 |
| 2005 | 1,429 | #238 | 2,184 | #158 |
| 2004 | 1,396 | #239 | 2,077 | #159 |
| 2003 | 1,268 | #261 | 1,619 | #205 |
| 2002 | 1,273 | #256 | 1,758 | #183 |
| 2001 | 1,315 | #255 | 1,983 | #164 |
| 2000 | 1,581 | #219 | 2,058 | #163 |
| 1999 | 947 | #304 | 1,394 | #230 |
| 1998 | 914 | #308 | 1,368 | #227 |
| 1997 | 684 | #363 | 1,336 | #224 |
| 1996 | 576 | #406 | 1,018 | #284 |
| 1995 | 400 | #511 | 638 | #408 |
| 1994 | 401 | #507 | 568 | #445 |
| 1993 | 320 | #573 | 522 | #485 |
| 1992 | 262 | #636 | 307 | #704 |
| 1991 | 163 | #812 | 45 | #2,689 |
| 1990 | 132 | #895 | 23 | #4,340 |
| 1989 | 97 | #1,062 | 18 | #4,996 |
| 1988 | 106 | #934 | 22 | #4,131 |
| 1987 | 104 | #930 | 22 | #3,944 |
| 1986 | 90 | #970 | 13 | #5,674 |
| 1985 | 39 | #1,637 | 13 | #5,581 |
| 1984 | 43 | #1,476 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 23 | #2,255 | 6 | #9,867 |
| 1982 | 20 | #2,494 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 22 | #2,315 | 8 | #7,923 |
| 1980 | 30 | #1,900 | 8 | #7,920 |
| 1979 | 25 | #2,087 | 6 | #9,837 |
| 1978 | 32 | #1,711 | 9 | #6,767 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,156 | 9 | #6,715 |
| 1976 | 18 | #2,483 | 5 | #10,416 |
| 1975 | 15 | #2,724 | 5 | #10,146 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,906 | 5 | #9,777 |
| 1973 | 18 | #2,295 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,138 | 6 | #7,952 |
| 1971 | 27 | #1,734 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 21 | #1,977 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 21 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 18 | #1,946 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 17 | #1,959 | 14 | #3,607 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,583 | 18 | #3,010 |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,285 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 16 | #2,094 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 12 | #2,473 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,212 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 10 | #2,816 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,504 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 11 | #2,605 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 15 | #2,169 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 19 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 11 | #2,521 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,724 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 21 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,825 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 11 | #2,466 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 7 | #3,247 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,428 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 18 | #1,800 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 17 | #1,896 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 22 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,533 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 14 | #1,959 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 19 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,234 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 13 | #2,065 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 13 | #2,062 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 17 | #1,699 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 9 | #2,607 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 16 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,411 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,698 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,362 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 13 | #2,070 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,436 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,076 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,414 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 15 | #2,074 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,745 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 17 | #2,013 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 13 | #2,395 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 19 | #1,857 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 23 | #1,630 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,450 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 18 | #1,968 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,029 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 19 | #1,794 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,694 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 14 | #2,164 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,503 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,270 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,412 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,777 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,849 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,692 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 5 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 5 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Payton reached #219 in 2000. As a girl name, it reached #79 in 2010. 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 Payton
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.