unisex name
Payden
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,128
Payden is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 36% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2008, when 127 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1986.
Payden over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 92 |
| 1990s | 412 |
| 2000s | 742 |
| 2010s | 645 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 153 |
How popular is Payden?
In 2025, Payden was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Payden is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Payden
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Payden also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Payden over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Payden
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Payden — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Payden
How popular is the name Payden?
In 2025, Payden was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Payden a girl's or a boy's name?
Payden is used for both girls and boys. About 36% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Payden most popular?
Payden peaked in 2008, when 127 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Payden a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Payden currently ranks #7,422 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.