Is Payne a boy or girl name?

Payne is a boy’s name. Of the 1,316 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.2% were girls and 98.8% were boys.

Payne

Recorded 1900–2025 · United States

Payne was most popular in 2000, when 121 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,615 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,316 people named Payne.

Payne over time

Births per year. The dot marks Payne’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Payne a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Payne is a boy’s name — 1.2% of the 1,316 Americans given it were girls and 98.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 3% girls and 97% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Payne

Where Payne is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 5.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org