How Many People Are Named Paiton?
An estimated 1,344 people in the United States have the first name Paiton. It is used for both genders, with 87.9% female. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Paiton peaked in popularity in 2008 with 119 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paiton as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Paiton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,344
About 1 in 255,026 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
87.9% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2008
119 births
Total Registered
1,364
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paiton
Paiton is predominantly female (87.9%), though 165 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Paiton as a male name
Ranked #13,675 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 2010 (18 births)
Paiton as a female name
Ranked #17,026 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (109 births)
Paiton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paiton span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 718 babies were registered. Paiton has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paiton by Decade
How has Paiton tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Paiton by State
Birth registrations for Paiton span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, California. The lowest are in Tennessee, Michigan, Kentucky. On average, about 17 Paitons were registered per state.
Paiton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paiton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paiton
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paiton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paiton?
We estimate approximately 1,344 people named Paiton are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 255,026 Americans share this first name.
Is Paiton a common name?
Paiton is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,364 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paiton most popular?
Paiton reached peak popularity in 2008, when 119 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paiton is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paiton a female name?
Paiton is predominantly female. 87.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paiton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paiton Smith, Paiton Johnson, Paiton Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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