How Many People Are Named Payne?
An estimated 1,233 people in the United States have the first name Payne. It is predominantly male (99.2%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Payne peaked in popularity in 2000 with 121 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Payne 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 Payne paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,233
About 1 in 277,984 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.2% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2000
121 births
Total Registered
1,302
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Payne
Payne is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,302 total births registered, 99.2% were male.
Payne as a male name
Ranked #9,622 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (121 births)
Payne as a female name
Ranked #14,940 in 2002
6 female births in 2002
Peak: 2002 (6 births)
Payne: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Payne span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 557 babies were registered. Payne has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Payne by Decade
How has Payne 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.
Payne by State
Birth registrations for Payne span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Ohio, Michigan. The lowest are in Louisiana, Indiana, Iowa. On average, about 19 Paynes were registered per state.
Payne + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Payne as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Payne
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Payne: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Payne?
We estimate approximately 1,233 people named Payne 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 277,984 Americans share this first name.
Is Payne a common name?
Payne is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,302 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Payne most popular?
Payne reached peak popularity in 2000, when 121 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Payne is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Payne a male name?
Payne is predominantly male. 99.2% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Payne Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Payne Smith, Payne Johnson, Payne 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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