Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2010

Paityn

Meaning Modern fanciful spelling of Payton Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,863 Trend ↓ Falling 54%

Modern fanciful spelling of Payton.

Rank 2025
#1,863
among girls · ↓170 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
107
named Paityn · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 15,021
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2010
466 babies
All-time total
6,338
#2,218 all-time among girls
First recorded
1993
in Social Security records

Paityn popularity over time

6,338 babies have been named Paityn since 1993, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – – – – – –
1990s 149 – 149 15 – #3,139
2000s 1,493 11 1,504 150 +909% #679
2010s 3,567 18 3,585 359 +138% #630
2020s (to 2025) 1,100 – 1,100 183 -49% #940

Where Paityn is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 95 0.06 outside top 500
2027 85 0.05 outside top 500
2028 78 0.05 outside top 500
2029 72 0.05 outside top 500
2030 68 0.04 outside top 500

Where Paityn is most popular

Girls named Paityn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.104 per 1,000. Strongest in Iowa, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Paityn born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Iowa 16 0.274 +164%
Louisiana 23 0.263 +153%
Mississippi 10 0.214 +106%
Ohio 46 0.194 +87%
Wisconsin 19 0.184 +78%
Oregon 12 0.184 +78%
Michigan 28 0.154 +48%
Idaho 5 0.149 +44%
Indiana 18 0.128 +24%
North Carolina 26 0.114 +10%
South Carolina 10 0.111 +7%
Illinois 25 0.109 +5%
Nevada 5 0.108 ≈ national
Washington 14 0.097 -7%
Kentucky 8 0.094 -10%
Missouri 11 0.091 -12%
Florida 39 0.091 -12%
Texas 66 0.082 -21%
Pennsylvania 18 0.076 -27%
Massachusetts 9 0.074 -28%
Minnesota 8 0.074 -28%
Tennessee 11 0.069 -33%
Alabama 6 0.064 -38%
New York 22 0.056 -46%
Georgia 10 0.044 -58%
California 32 0.038 -63%
Arizona 5 0.036 -66%
Virginia 6 0.035 -66%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -73%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Paityn

Paityn is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,863 in 2025 with 107 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1993, 6,338 American babies have been named Paityn. Its peak came in 2010, when 466 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Paityn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Paityn?

The median living Paityn is about 12 years old; half are between 7 and 16. An estimated 6,300 people named Paityn are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Paityn year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 107 #1,863 – –
2024 121 #1,693 – –
2023 122 #1,696 – –
2022 209 #1,162 – –
2021 282 #940 – –
2020 259 #988 – –
2019 264 #981 – –
2018 261 #1,002 – –
2017 280 #947 5 #13,738
2016 320 #881 – –
2015 338 #829 – –
2014 376 #745 – –
2013 431 #664 7 #10,443
2012 428 #660 – –
2011 403 #695 6 #11,892
2010 466 #630 – –
2009 430 #679 5 #13,957
2008 291 #937 6 #12,183
2007 172 #1,394 – –
2006 108 #1,892 – –
2005 107 #1,832 – –
2004 108 #1,780 – –
2003 57 #2,763 – –
2002 83 #2,074 – –
2001 84 #2,028 – –
2000 53 #2,768 – –
1995 7 #11,426 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Paityn, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Paityn?

The median living Paityn is about 12 years old. Half of all living Paityns are between 7 and 16 years old.

How many people named Paityn are alive today?

An estimated 6,300 people named Paityn are alive in the United States, based on 6,338 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Paityn mean?

Modern fanciful spelling of Payton.

How popular is the name Paityn in 2025?

Paityn ranked #1,863 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 107 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Paityn?

6,338 babies have been named Paityn in the United States since 1993, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Paityn most popular?

Paityn peaked in 2010, when 466 newborns received the name.

Is Paityn a boy or girl name?

Paityn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Paityn rising or falling?

Paityn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Paityn become more popular?

Paityn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 68 girls named Paityn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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