boy's name
Payne
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 1,322
Payne is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2000, when 121 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1900.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Payne over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1900s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 |
| 1910s | 29 |
| 1920s | 12 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1980s | 50 |
| 1990s | 370 |
| 2000s | 557 |
| 2010s | 203 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 85 |
How popular is Payne?
In 2025, Payne was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Payne 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 Payne
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Payne also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Payne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Payne
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Payne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Payne
How popular is the name Payne?
In 2025, Payne was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Payne a girl's or a boy's name?
Payne is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Payne?
Payne has 1 syllable.
When was Payne most popular?
Payne peaked in 2000, when 121 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Payne a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Payne currently ranks #8,407 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.