Payton Name Popularity

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How popular is Payton?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Payton, ranked the 220th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Payton has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #79 was reached in 2010.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2009 with 3,644 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Payton was less than 5, most recently in 1984.

Approximately during the years 1984-1987, 1988-2000, and 2005-2008, the name Payton took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2010-2017.

Sometimes the name Payton has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

For a number of years, the name Payton has remained mostly unchanged in popularity. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Payton for their newborn has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Payton?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Payton is favored by many parents but has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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		Payton (Girl)		Payton (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		1,413	220	233	914
2017		1,643	189	288	796
2016		1,798	183	281	816
2015		2,109	154	363	692
2014		2,411	134	409	643
2013		2,615	122	507	524
2012		2,940	103	596	455
2011		3,148	95	717	396
2010		3,586	79	890	345
2009		3,644	84	970	328
2008		3,608	91	1,239	276
2007		2,283	153	1,230	279
2006		2,157	163	1,291	268
2005		2,184	158	1,428	238
2004		2,077	159	1,396	238
2003		1,619	204	1,268	261
2002		1,758	183	1,273	256
2001		1,983	164	1,315	255
2000		2,058	163	1,581	219
1999		1,394	230	945	305
1998		1,368	227	914	308
1997		1,335	225	684	363
1996		1,018	284	576	406
1995		638	408	400	511
1994		568	445	401	507
1993		522	485	320	573
1992		306	706	262	636
1991		45	2,689	163	811
1990		23	4,339	132	895
1989		17	5,211	97	1,062
1988		22	4,127	106	934
1987		22	3,945	104	930
1986		13	5,670	90	971
1985		13	5,581	39	1,636
1984		< 5	--	43	1,476
1983		6	9,866	23	2,254
1982		< 5	--	21	2,397
1981		8	7,917	22	2,313
1980		8	7,923	30	1,896
1979		6	9,833	25	2,087
1978		9	6,765	32	1,712
1977		9	6,713	14	3,010
1976		5	10,410	18	2,479
1975		5	10,137	15	2,728
1974		5	9,770	13	2,907
1973		< 5	--	18	2,292
1972		6	7,951	19	2,138
1971		< 5	--	27	1,735
1970		< 5	--	22	1,922
1969		< 5	--	21	1,850
1968		< 5	--	18	1,947
1967		14	3,606	17	1,957
1966		18	3,010	11	2,581
1965		< 5	--	19	1,845
1964		< 5	--	14	2,284
1963		< 5	--	16	2,093
1962		< 5	--	12	2,470
1961		< 5	--	15	2,210
1960		< 5	--	10	2,812
1959		< 5	--	12	2,501
1958		< 5	--	11	2,600
1957		< 5	--	15	2,169
1956		< 5	--	18	1,929
1955		< 5	--	11	2,531
1954		< 5	--	6	3,725
1953		< 5	--	22	1,668
1952		< 5	--	9	2,824
1951		< 5	--	11	2,468
1950		< 5	--	7	3,247
1949		< 5	--	11	2,426
1948		< 5	--	18	1,798
1947		< 5	--	17	1,896
1946		< 5	--	22	1,547
1945		< 5	--	9	2,533
1944		< 5	--	14	1,959
1943		< 5	--	19	1,684
1942		< 5	--	12	2,234
1941		< 5	--	13	2,065
1940		< 5	--	13	2,063
1939		< 5	--	17	1,700
1938		< 5	--	9	2,609
1937		< 5	--	16	1,812
1936		< 5	--	10	2,410
1935		< 5	--	18	1,699
1934		< 5	--	11	2,360
1933		< 5	--	13	2,070
1932		< 5	--	11	2,438
1931		< 5	--	14	2,076
1930		< 5	--	12	2,415
1929		< 5	--	15	2,076
1928		< 5	--	20	1,747
1927		< 5	--	17	2,014
1926		< 5	--	13	2,396
1925		< 5	--	19	1,857
1924		< 5	--	16	2,114
1923		< 5	--	23	1,630
1922		< 5	--	13	2,450
1921		< 5	--	18	1,968
1920		< 5	--	17	2,029
1919		< 5	--	19	1,794
1918		< 5	--	21	1,694
1917		< 5	--	14	2,164
1916		< 5	--	11	2,503
1915		< 5	--	12	2,270
1914		< 5	--	9	2,412
1913		< 5	--	11	1,777
1912		< 5	--	9	1,849
1911		< 5	--	6	1,692
1910		< 5	--	6	1,544
1909		< 5	--	< 5	--
1908		< 5	--	5	1,547
1907		< 5	--	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	< 5	--
1905		< 5	--	< 5	--
1904		< 5	--	< 5	--
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	< 5	--
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	5	1,091
1890		< 5	--	5	1,117
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	6	1,009
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	5	1,028

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.