How Many People Are Named Payten?
An estimated 3,913 people in the United States have the first name Payten. It is used for both genders, with 84.1% female. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Payten peaked in popularity in 2009 with 343 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Payten 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 Payten paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Payten is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
3,913
About 1 in 87,594 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
84.1% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2009
343 births
Total Registered
3,961
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Payten
Payten is predominantly female (84.1%), though 631 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Payten as a male name
Ranked #13,687 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (51 births)
Payten as a female name
Ranked #7,150 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (310 births)
Payten: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Payten span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,798 babies were registered. Payten has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Payten by Decade
How has Payten 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.
Payten by State
Birth registrations for Payten span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Nebraska, North Dakota, Mississippi. On average, about 52 Paytens were registered per state.
Payten + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Payten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Payten
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Payten: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Payten?
We estimate approximately 3,913 people named Payten 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 87,594 Americans share this first name.
Is Payten a common name?
Payten is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,961 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Payten most popular?
Payten reached peak popularity in 2009, when 343 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Payten is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Payten a female name?
Payten is predominantly female. 84.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Payten Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Payten Smith, Payten Johnson, Payten 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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