Payten
How to say it: PAY-tun · /ˈpeɪtən/
Variant spelling of Payton/Peyton, from an English surname meaning 'Paega's settlement' (Old English place name).
Payten was the 143rd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 14 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 55% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #244 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #143 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 14 |
| Share of births | 1 in 1,147 |
| Peak decade | 2000s |
| Change over 10 years | −55% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #244 |
| In France, 2025 | #1,735 among girls’ names, 0 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Payten is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
Nicknames
- Pay
Honouring a Payten in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Payten is about 1 in 48.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English.
In France: #1,735 for girls in 2025.
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