Feminine dossier · first seen 1992
Payten
Endangered
Down 95.5% from peak
Peak era
2009
Peak births
310
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Payten
How many people are named Payten?
An estimated 3,302 living Americans are named Payten.
How rare is Payten?
Payten is very rare among babies today, with 14 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 95.5% from its 2009 peak.
How old is the typical Payten?
The median age of a living American named Payten is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 13 and 21 years old.
Is Payten still popular?
No. Payten is endangered as a baby name, down 95.5% from its 2009 peak with 14 births in 2025.
Where is Payten most common?
Payten has its strongest geographic signal in Ohio, where it appears 1.8× more often than the national baseline.
1992Peak 20092025
Peak year
2009
Decline from peak
95.5%
2025
14
All-time
3,344
Where it lives now
Payten is most concentrated in Ohio — about 1.8× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in Michigan.
States where Payten is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.