Given name & surname
Payden
“from the town of warriors”
Payden is a variant of Patton. One English interpretation is “from the town of warriors.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Payden is a variant of Patton. One English interpretation is “from the town of warriors.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Payden is a variant of Patton. An origin associated with Patton is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Payden through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,044
- 1,343 boys · 701 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 127 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #7,549 for boys · #14,505 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 62% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,549 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 30.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 75 in 2008. It also appeared in 6 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,611 as a first name in 2020; 240 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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