Payson is a unisex name. In 2025 it ranked #4017 for unisex births in the United States, given to 83 babies. Payson first appears in the data in 1917 and reached its peak in 2012 (171 births). The chart below shows how the name has risen and fallen over time.
| Year | U.S. births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #4,017 |
| 2024 | 88 | #3,895 |
| 2023 | 104 | #3,487 |
| 2022 | 100 | #3,594 |
| 2021 | 115 | #3,240 |
| 2020 | 89 | #3,745 |
| 2019 | 90 | #3,763 |
| 2018 | 102 | #3,494 |
| 2017 | 115 | #3,231 |
| 2016 | 125 | #3,074 |
| 2015 | 146 | #2,731 |
| 2014 | 146 | #2,715 |
| 2013 | 156 | #2,567 |
| 2012 | 171 | #2,419 |
| 2011 | 167 | #2,453 |
| 2010 | 149 | #2,664 |
| 2009 | 91 | #3,828 |
| 2008 | 47 | #6,005 |
| 2007 | 59 | #5,141 |
| 2006 | 36 | #6,978 |
| 2005 | 55 | #5,014 |
| 2004 | 46 | #5,543 |
| 2003 | 36 | #6,376 |
| 2002 | 47 | #5,189 |
| 2001 | 46 | #5,167 |
| 2000 | 41 | #5,478 |
| 1999 | 25 | #7,408 |
| 1998 | 25 | #7,269 |
| 1997 | 8 | #15,550 |
| 1996 | 12 | #11,523 |
| 1995 | 19 | #8,176 |
| 1994 | 9 | #13,904 |
| 1993 | 16 | #9,184 |
| 1992 | 7 | #16,105 |
| 1991 | 9 | #13,371 |
| 1982 | 5 | #15,773 |
| 1960 | 5 | #9,867 |
| 1932 | 7 | #6,380 |
| 1929 | 5 | #8,312 |
| 1928 | 5 | #8,636 |
| 1917 | 5 | #8,832 |