Feminine dossier · first seen 1966

Payton

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009

Peak era

2009

Peak rank proxy

3,646

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1966Peak 20092024

Peak year

2009

Decline from peak

77.5%

2024

820

All-time

59,329

Payton 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 2009, when 3,646 girls were named Payton.

In 2024, only 820 girls were given the name.

Down 77.5% from its peak.

All told, about 59,329 Americans have been named Payton and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1966.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2009

20093,646 girls named Payton

2024820 girls named Payton

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