Masculine dossier · first seen 1917

Payson

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2015

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Alpha

1917Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

35.9%

2024

All-time

1,406

Payson 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 2015, when 78 boys were named Payson.

In 2024, only 50 boys were given the name.

Down 35.9% from its peak.

All told, about 1,406 Americans have been named Payson and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1917.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2015

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