Payson
Unisex · PAY-sun · English
Unisex
Payson is a name of English origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,295th for girls in the US (47 babies).
What does Payson mean?
English: English surname, probably meaning son of Pay
Also the name of towns in Arizona and Utah.
- Say it
- PAY-sun
Is Payson a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Payson has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 47 girls and 36 boys in the US.
How popular is Payson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,295among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 47about 1 in 34,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 47 girls in the US were named Payson, making it the 3,295th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,777th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 116 girls. It first appears in the records in 1995. 36 boys were also named Payson in 2025 (3,239th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Payson in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 61 girls in the US were given Payson or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #2,301, up from #3,295 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 22% of the babies named Payson in the US in 2000, and 57% in 2025.
Payson in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 47 | #3,295 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3,892 |
| 2023 | 58 | #2,891 |
| 2022 | 61 | #2,792 |
| 2021 | 64 | #2,674 |
| 2020 | 38 | #3,777 |
| 2019 | 43 | #3,551 |
| 2018 | 46 | #3,395 |
| 2017 | 56 | #2,925 |
| 2016 | 54 | #3,060 |
| 2015 | 68 | #2,619 |
| 2014 | 72 | #2,497 |
| 2013 | 99 | #1,977 |
| 2012 | 111 | #1,823 |
| 2011 | 116 | #1,758 |
| 2010 | 89 | #2,185 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 10 | #10,802 |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11,617 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 9 | #10,095 |
| 2000 | 9 | #9,867 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
Names like Payson
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Payson
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