How Many People Are Named Payden?
people named Payden are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 169,788 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,044 babies named Payden in Social Security records from 1986 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
127 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Payden, 34.5% were girls and 65.5% were boys. The share has stayed close to this since the 1990s: 25.2% of the babies were girls then and 32% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Payden alive today is about 19 years old, and 86% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 25 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Payden first appears in the records in 1986 and was given most often in 2008, to 127 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1986 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Payden has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,928, in 2008. In 2025 it ranked #7,545. Among girls, its best rank was #3,035, in 2009.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #7,545 | #14,500 |
| Best rank | #1,928 (2008) | #3,035 (2009) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,417 in the 2000s | #4,896 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Payden alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Payden were born in Texas than in any other state: about 121 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Payden was given about 4.9 times as often in Texas.
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