How Many People Are Named Paydon?
An estimated 118 people in the United States have the first name Paydon. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Paydon peaked in popularity in 2004 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paydon 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 Paydon paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
118
About 1 in 2,904,698 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2004
12 births
Total Registered
120
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paydon
Paydon is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 120 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Paydon as a male name
Ranked #7,984 in 2012
10 male births in 2012
Peak: 2004 (12 births)
Paydon: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paydon span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 76 babies were registered. Paydon has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paydon by Decade
How has Paydon 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.
Paydon + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paydon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paydon
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paydon: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paydon?
We estimate approximately 118 people named Paydon 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 2,904,698 Americans share this first name.
Is Paydon a common name?
Paydon is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 120 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paydon most popular?
Paydon reached peak popularity in 2004, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paydon is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paydon a male name?
Paydon is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paydon Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paydon Smith, Paydon Johnson, Paydon 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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