Payson is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2012 and has grown less common since.
Payson is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,292 among boys (36) and #3,335 among girls (47) — overall #4,039 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | 83 | #3,335 | #3,292 |
| 2024 | 88 | 88 | #3,946 | #2,658 |
| 2023 | 104 | 104 | #2,927 | #2,792 |
| 2022 | 100 | 100 | #2,812 | #3,140 |
| 2021 | 115 | 115 | #2,700 | #2,579 |
| 2020 | 89 | 89 | #3,825 | #2,535 |
| 2019 | 90 | 90 | #3,600 | #2,724 |
| 2018 | 102 | 102 | #3,429 | #2,376 |
| 2017 | 115 | 115 | #2,958 | #2,262 |
| 2016 | 125 | 125 | #3,092 | #2,023 |
| 2015 | 146 | 146 | #2,640 | #1,885 |
| 2014 | 146 | 146 | #2,510 | #1,956 |
| 2013 | 156 | 156 | #1,987 | #2,271 |
| 2012 | 171 | 171 | #1,828 | #2,200 |
| 2011 | 167 | 167 | #1,768 | #2,467 |
| 2010 | 149 | 149 | #2,198 | #2,203 |
| 2009 | 91 | 91 | #7,004 | #1,972 |
| 2008 | 47 | 47 | #11,400 | #3,150 |
| 2007 | 59 | 59 | #11,431 | #2,556 |
| 2006 | 36 | 36 | #12,180 | #3,750 |
| 2005 | 55 | 55 | #9,313 | #2,599 |
| 2004 | 46 | 46 | #12,456 | #2,780 |
| 2003 | 36 | 36 | #11,105 | #3,421 |
| 2002 | 47 | 47 | #11,918 | #2,537 |
| 2001 | 46 | 46 | #10,793 | #2,605 |
| 2000 | 41 | 41 | #10,527 | #2,847 |
| 1999 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,256 |
| 1998 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,164 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | — | #7,103 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | — | #5,104 |
| 1995 | 19 | — | #12,928 | #4,719 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | — | #6,217 |
| 1993 | 16 | — | — | #3,966 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | — | #7,196 |
| 1991 | 9 | — | — | #5,819 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | — | #7,092 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | — | #4,454 |
| 1932 | 7 | — | — | #3,290 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | — | #4,406 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | — | #4,592 |
| 1917 | 5 | — | — | #4,436 |