Recorded 1917–2025 · United States
Payson was most popular in 2012, when 171 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,414 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,004, with 83 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,612 people named Payson.
Across the whole record Payson is a unisex name — 44.8% of the 2,612 Americans given it were girls and 55.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 50% girls and 50% 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.
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org