Payden
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- PAY-den
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Payden is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
Where does Payden come from?
Modern: modern coinage rhyming with Braden and Caden
Is Payden a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Payden has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 girls and 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Payden in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 7,190th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Payden, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2008, with 75 boys. It first appears in the records in 1986. 6 girls were also named Payden in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Payden in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2021, 28% of the babies named Payden in the US were girls.
Payden in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 21 | #4,606 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 28 | #3,775 |
| 2015 | 39 | #2,965 |
| 2014 | 38 | #2,983 |
| 2013 | 39 | #2,893 |
| 2012 | 51 | #2,447 |
| 2011 | 48 | #2,546 |
| 2010 | 63 | #2,117 |
| 2009 | 64 | #2,118 |
| 2008 | 75 | #1,916 |
| 2007 | 51 | #2,473 |
| 2006 | 56 | #2,247 |
| 2005 | 45 | #2,489 |
| 2004 | 48 | #2,340 |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,918 |
| 2002 | 41 | #2,424 |
| 2001 | 40 | #2,425 |
| 2000 | 24 | #3,417 |
| 1999 | 29 | #2,861 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,596 |
| 1997 | 32 | #2,498 |
| 1996 | 40 | #2,110 |
| 1995 | 24 | #2,918 |
| 1994 | 39 | #2,077 |
| 1993 | 33 | #2,290 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 33 | #2,184 |
| 1990 | 28 | #2,427 |
| 1989 | 26 | #2,463 |
| 1988 | 23 | #2,504 |
| 1987 | 26 | #2,211 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
Names like Payden
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Kayden, Brayden, Aiden, Braylen, Rayden, Jayden, Keegan, Declan, Brecken, Raiden, Kylan, Ronan
Names related to Payden
More Modern names
Ailany, Myla, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya, Oaklynn, Ailani
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Payden: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/payden, updated 20 October 2026.