Payden is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2008 and has since faded.
Payden is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #7,549 among boys (11) and #14,505 among girls (6) — overall #11,715 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #14,505 | #7,549 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #10,904 | #6,398 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | #9,459 | #8,107 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | #11,971 | #5,171 |
| 2021 | 32 | 32 | #10,927 | #4,457 |
| 2020 | 33 | 33 | #14,691 | #3,894 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | #8,496 | #6,326 |
| 2018 | 35 | 35 | #8,055 | #4,702 |
| 2017 | 39 | 39 | #6,742 | #4,702 |
| 2016 | 49 | 49 | #6,140 | #3,865 |
| 2015 | 67 | 67 | #4,947 | #3,010 |
| 2014 | 65 | 65 | #5,136 | #3,023 |
| 2013 | 71 | 71 | #4,515 | #2,937 |
| 2012 | 87 | 87 | #4,196 | #2,474 |
| 2011 | 90 | 90 | #3,706 | #2,579 |
| 2010 | 115 | 115 | #3,191 | #2,137 |
| 2009 | 121 | 121 | #3,036 | #2,137 |
| 2008 | 127 | 127 | #3,255 | #1,928 |
| 2007 | 73 | 73 | #6,272 | #2,496 |
| 2006 | 76 | 76 | #6,541 | #2,272 |
| 2005 | 68 | 68 | #5,562 | #2,519 |
| 2004 | 64 | 64 | #7,312 | #2,369 |
| 2003 | 56 | 56 | #5,365 | #2,978 |
| 2002 | 60 | 60 | #6,065 | #2,461 |
| 2001 | 57 | 57 | #6,549 | #2,467 |
| 2000 | 40 | 40 | #6,724 | #3,504 |
| 1999 | 48 | 48 | #5,598 | #2,920 |
| 1998 | 49 | 49 | #6,001 | #2,635 |
| 1997 | 46 | — | #6,728 | #2,535 |
| 1996 | 58 | — | #5,466 | #2,134 |
| 1995 | 32 | — | #10,251 | #3,001 |
| 1994 | 49 | — | #8,612 | #2,111 |
| 1993 | 43 | — | #8,528 | #2,331 |
| 1992 | 26 | — | #10,203 | #3,571 |
| 1991 | 33 | — | — | #2,215 |
| 1990 | 28 | — | — | #2,476 |
| 1989 | 26 | — | — | #2,527 |
| 1988 | 23 | — | — | #2,575 |
| 1987 | 26 | — | — | #2,255 |
| 1986 | 17 | — | — | #2,974 |