Payten is an uncommon variant of Payton that peaked in 2009 and has since faded.
Payten is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #7,801 for girl births in the United States (and #13,393 across all names), given to 14 babies. Payten first appears in 1992 and peaked in 2009 (310 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #7,801 | — |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | #7,179 | #13,739 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | #4,842 | — |
| 2022 | 47 | 47 | #3,693 | #13,830 |
| 2021 | 53 | 53 | #3,101 | — |
| 2020 | 55 | 55 | #3,325 | #9,333 |
| 2019 | 64 | 64 | #2,919 | #10,538 |
| 2018 | 71 | 71 | #2,638 | #13,609 |
| 2017 | 83 | 83 | #2,503 | #7,424 |
| 2016 | 104 | 104 | #2,111 | #7,482 |
| 2015 | 127 | 127 | #1,776 | #8,549 |
| 2014 | 140 | 140 | #1,671 | #6,541 |
| 2013 | 182 | 182 | #1,439 | #4,032 |
| 2012 | 199 | 199 | #1,363 | #3,859 |
| 2011 | 288 | 288 | #995 | #3,351 |
| 2010 | 332 | 332 | #924 | #2,460 |
| 2009 | 343 | 343 | #885 | #3,385 |
| 2008 | 328 | 328 | #947 | #2,926 |
| 2007 | 207 | 207 | #1,487 | #2,497 |
| 2006 | 174 | 174 | #1,606 | #2,867 |
| 2005 | 178 | 178 | #1,477 | #2,999 |
| 2004 | 151 | 151 | #1,711 | #2,832 |
| 2003 | 87 | 87 | #2,665 | #3,422 |
| 2002 | 94 | 94 | #2,259 | #4,009 |
| 2001 | 116 | 116 | #1,898 | #3,594 |
| 2000 | 120 | 120 | #1,896 | #2,974 |
| 1999 | 82 | 82 | #2,334 | #4,115 |
| 1998 | 64 | 64 | #2,835 | #4,146 |
| 1997 | 76 | — | #2,169 | #5,189 |
| 1996 | 43 | — | #3,914 | #4,336 |
| 1995 | 25 | — | #4,185 | — |
| 1994 | 31 | — | #4,485 | #6,815 |
| 1993 | 27 | — | #4,630 | #9,781 |
| 1992 | 21 | — | #6,554 | #7,197 |