How Many People Are Named Payson?
people named Payson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 133,249 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,612 babies named Payson in Social Security records from 1917 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
171 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Payson, 45.3% were girls and 54.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Payson rose from 4.6% in the 1990s to 52.8% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Payson alive today is about 12 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 15 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Payson first appears in the records in 1917 and was given most often in 2012, to 171 babies. In 2025, 83 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1917 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Payson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,885, in 2015. In 2025 it ranked #3,291. Among girls, its best rank was #1,768, in 2011.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,291 | #3,334 |
| Best rank | #1,885 (2015) | #1,768 (2011) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,207 in the 2010s | #2,424 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Payson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Payson were born in Arizona than in any other state: about 235 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Payson was given 17.9 times as often in Arizona and 10.1 times in Utah.
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