Masculine dossier · first seen 1900

Payne

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Payne
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2000

Peak era

2000

Peak rank proxy

121

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1900Peak 20002024

Peak year

2000

Decline from peak

93.4%

2024

All-time

1,291

Payne is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2000, when 121 boys were named Payne.

In 2024, only 8 boys were given the name.

Down 93.4% from its peak.

All told, about 1,291 Americans have been named Payne and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1900.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2000

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