The baby name Payton appears in baby name data for the United States from 1921 to 2024. It was most popular in 2008 with 4,424 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Payton has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1927 | 15 |
| 1978 | 5 |
| 1979 | 7 |
| 1980 | 15 |
| 1981 | 7 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1986 | 34 |
| 1987 | 12 |
| 1987 | 38 |
| 1988 | 7 |
| 1988 | 52 |
| 1989 | 49 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1990 | 77 |
| 1991 | 12 |
| 1991 | 113 |
| 1992 | 344 |
| 1992 | 264 |
| 1993 | 581 |
| 1993 | 310 |
| 1994 | 659 |
| 1994 | 434 |
| 1995 | 721 |
| 1995 | 431 |
| 1996 | 1,278 |
| 1996 | 677 |
| 1997 | 1,714 |
| 1997 | 804 |
| 1998 | 1,851 |
| 1998 | 1,110 |
| 1999 | 1,591 |
| 1999 | 1,148 |
| 2000 | 2,375 |
| 2000 | 1,939 |
| 2001 | 2,247 |
| 2001 | 1,585 |
| 2002 | 1,994 |
| 2002 | 1,546 |
| 2003 | 1,887 |
| 2003 | 1,568 |
| 2004 | 2,868 |
| 2004 | 1,885 |
| 2005 | 2,997 |
| 2005 | 1,838 |
| 2006 | 2,905 |
| 2006 | 1,693 |
| 2007 | 3,080 |
| 2007 | 1,495 |
| 2008 | 4,424 |
| 2008 | 1,548 |
| 2009 | 4,327 |
| 2009 | 1,210 |
| 2010 | 4,173 |
| 2010 | 1,088 |
| 2011 | 3,955 |
| 2011 | 853 |
| 2012 | 3,664 |
| 2012 | 777 |
| 2013 | 3,064 |
| 2013 | 627 |
| 2014 | 2,757 |
| 2014 | 453 |
| 2015 | 2,597 |
| 2015 | 465 |
| 2016 | 2,320 |
| 2016 | 338 |
| 2017 | 2,073 |
| 2017 | 392 |
| 2018 | 1,705 |
| 2018 | 279 |
| 2019 | 1,682 |
| 2019 | 145 |
| 2020 | 1,485 |
| 2020 | 149 |
| 2021 | 1,416 |
| 2021 | 120 |
| 2022 | 1,317 |
| 2022 | 129 |
| 2023 | 1,252 |
| 2023 | 64 |
| 2024 | 959 |
| 2024 | 61 |