How Many People Are Named Payden?
An estimated 1,998 people in the United States have the first name Payden. It is used for both genders, with 65.7% male. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Payden peaked in popularity in 2008 with 127 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Payden 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 Payden paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,998
About 1 in 171,549 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
65.7% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2008
127 births
Total Registered
2,027
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Payden
Payden is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (65.7%) and females (34.3%). Out of 2,027 total births registered, 1,332 were male and 695 were female.
Payden as a male name
Ranked #6,372 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (75 births)
Payden as a female name
Ranked #10,859 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (57 births)
Payden: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Payden span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 742 babies were registered. Payden has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Payden by Decade
How has Payden 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.
Payden by State
Birth registrations for Payden span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Utah, California. The lowest are in Ohio, Mississippi, New York. On average, about 25 Paydens were registered per state.
Payden + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Payden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Payden
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Payden: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Payden?
We estimate approximately 1,998 people named Payden 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 171,549 Americans share this first name.
Is Payden a common name?
Payden is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,027 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Payden most popular?
Payden reached peak popularity in 2008, when 127 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Payden is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Payden a male name?
Payden is predominantly male. 65.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Payden Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Payden Smith, Payden Johnson, Payden 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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