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By Pamela Redmond · Jul 2026

Payson

OriginModern invented name
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Payson as a girl's name

About Payson

The name Payson peaked for boys at #1885 in 2015. The name is most popular in PAYSON, PAYSON, and PAYSON. Payson is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#2,500#3,000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1,9567438.5
2015#1,8857840.7
2016#2,0237137.4
2017#2,2615931.9
2018#2,3765630.8
2019#2,7234726.2
2020#2,5355129.5
2021#2,6135028.6
2022#3,1373922.3
2023#2,7904626.9
2024#2,6495029
2025#3,2923621.1
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#487↔️ Unisex

Famous Paysons

  • Payson Sheets

    American anthropologist

Payson in blog posts

Don't Name Your Daughter Harper

Payson on more lists

6 Letter Boy Names
Names Ending in N for Boys
Two Syllable Names for Boys
Names Ending in -son for Boys

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