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Payson Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Payson?

In 2018 the rare name Payson, ranked the 3,413th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Payson would be a striking name choice.

Its highest popularity ranking of #1765 was reached in 2011 with 116 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Payson was less than 5, most recently in 1999.

Approximately during the years 2006-2011, the name Payson took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 2013-2016 were years of successive downward movement.

Sometimes the name Payson has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

For a number of years, the name Payson has been soaring upward in popularity. however, the number of children named Payson lately has dropped significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Payson?

Currently, the name is at a mid point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Payson is very unique and has recently started to drift downward in popularity.

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   Payson (Girl)Payson (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 46 3,413 56 2,365
2017 56 2,948 59 2,254
2016 54 3,084 70 2,034
2015 68 2,634 78 1,882
2014 72 2,501 74 1,955
2013 99 1,986 57 2,269
2012 111 1,825 60 2,200
2011 116 1,765 51 2,466
2010 89 2,196 60 2,201
2009 19 6,997 72 1,969
2008 10 11,391 37 3,146
2007 10 11,420 49 2,555
2006 9 12,177 27 3,749
2005 12 9,306 43 2,597
2004 8 12,450 38 2,780
2003 9 11,100 27 3,418
2002 8 11,910 39 2,535
2001 9 10,790 37 2,604
2000 9 10,524 32 2,846
1999 < 5 -- 25 3,255
1998 < 5 -- 25 3,163
1997 < 5 -- 8 7,100
1996 < 5 -- 12 5,103
1995 6 12,926 13 4,719
1994 < 5 -- 9 6,217
1993 < 5 -- 16 3,965
1992 < 5 -- 7 7,195
1991 < 5 -- 9 5,816
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.