girls:
127 births since 2010
#5589 (2nd percentile)
boys:
125 births since 2008
#4461 (3rd percentile)
overall:
252 births since 2008
#7487 (3rd percentile)
The name Peyson is the #7,487 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 252 recorded births since 2008. This represents the 3.2% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 3.2% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,589 (2.2% percentile) for all time with 127 births since 2010. For boys, it ranks #4,461 (2.7% percentile) for all time with 125 births since 2008.
Peyson first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2008 (2008 for boys and 2010 for girls). Birth data for Peyson is available in 15 out of the 16 years between 2008 and 2023 (14 years for boys and 10 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Peyson is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 58.3% of babies named Peyson were girls. Interestingly, until around 2011, the name was more popular for boys (50.0% boys from 2008 to 2010), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (50.5% girls from 2011 to 2023).
For girls, Peyson reached its peak popularity in 2012, achieving the 1.5% percentile (ranked #923) with 10 births per million. The name was most common in 2011, with 10 births per million (ranked 1.5% percentile). Since reaching a high point in 2016, the popularity of this name for girls has been declining. Currently, Peyson ranks #945 for girls (0.2% percentile) with 4 births per million, which is 40.8% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Peyson reached its peak popularity in 2012, achieving the 1.2% percentile (ranked #889) with 8 births per million. The name was most common in 2012, with 8 births per million (ranked 1.2% percentile). Despite a low point around 2018, the name has seen a recent decline in popularity for boys. Currently, Peyson ranks #911 for boys (0.0% percentile) with 3 births per million, which is 34.6% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Peyson".
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