Payten
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- Not recorded
- Origin
- English
Payten is a name traditionally given to a girl of English origin. Our sources do not preserve a single agreed-upon literal translation for this particular name, so we list its meaning as unrecorded rather than guess at one. Browse more English baby names or search the full library by meaning.
Payten Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 3,330 baby girls have been named Payten. The name peaked in 2009 with 310 US births that year (rank #885). In 2024, ranked #7150 nationally — 6,265 places below its 2009 peak.
Top States for Payten
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Payten births are: Texas (246), California (189), Ohio (151).
Other English-Origin Names Like Payten
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6-Letter Names Starting with P
Names with Payten's exact length and starting letter: Pachua, Padarn, Padric, Paeivi, Paella.
Quick Facts About Payten
US Popularity History (2008–2011)
Annual US births named Payten by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2009 with 310 girls named Payten (girl rank #885 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2011, ranked #995 for girls (255 US births). That's 110 places below its 2009 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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