Payne is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2000 and has since faded.
Payne is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,744 among boys (9) and #16,673 among girls (5) — overall #13,392 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #16,673 | #8,744 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | — | #9,649 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,858 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | — | #7,135 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | — | #5,071 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | — | #5,634 |
| 2019 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,762 |
| 2018 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,249 |
| 2017 | 26 | 26 | — | #4,075 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,269 |
| 2015 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,457 |
| 2014 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,661 |
| 2013 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,925 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,431 |
| 2011 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,184 |
| 2010 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,606 |
| 2009 | 34 | 34 | — | #3,317 |
| 2008 | 31 | 31 | — | #3,546 |
| 2007 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,070 |
| 2006 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,866 |
| 2005 | 44 | 44 | — | #2,554 |
| 2004 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,474 |
| 2003 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,073 |
| 2002 | 68 | 68 | #14,941 | #1,844 |
| 2001 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,511 |
| 2000 | 121 | 121 | — | #1,149 |
| 1999 | 41 | 41 | — | #2,256 |
| 1998 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,266 |
| 1997 | 23 | — | — | #3,242 |
| 1996 | 42 | — | — | #2,067 |
| 1995 | 40 | — | — | #2,090 |
| 1994 | 72 | — | #15,104 | #1,449 |
| 1993 | 54 | — | — | #1,657 |
| 1992 | 34 | — | — | #2,246 |
| 1991 | 16 | — | — | #3,773 |
| 1990 | 24 | — | — | #2,755 |
| 1989 | 7 | — | — | #6,745 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | — | #4,694 |
| 1987 | 26 | — | — | #2,256 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | — | #5,765 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | — | #3,848 |
| 1924 | 7 | — | — | #3,769 |
| 1923 | 5 | — | — | #4,738 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,435 |
| 1916 | 6 | — | — | #3,795 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | — | #4,258 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | — | #2,846 |
| 1911 | 6 | — | — | #1,691 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,453 |