Payal
- Last seen for girls in 2015 at #16,419
- Peak · girls
- 1981 · 34 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 674since 1975
Payal over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Payal has never cracked the top 2,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| rank | births | |
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| 2015 | #16,419 | 5 |
| 2014 | — | |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 |
| 2012 | #16,869 | 5 |
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| 2007 | #15,491 | 6 |
| 2006 | #13,606 | 7 |
| 2005 | — | |
| 2004 | #11,624 | 8 |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 |
| 2000 | #5,491 | 20 |
| 1999 | #5,661 | 18 |
| 1998 | #4,796 | 22 |
| 1997 | #3,716 | 30 |
| 1996 | #4,883 | 20 |
| 1995 | #3,780 | 28 |
| 1994 | #3,372 | 33 |
| 1993 | #3,506 | 31 |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 |
| 1991 | #4,650 | 21 |
| 1990 | #3,909 | 26 |
| 1989 | #3,165 | 33 |
| 1988 | #3,893 | 23 |
| 1987 | #3,257 | 28 |
| 1986 | #4,028 | 20 |
| 1985 | #3,517 | 24 |
| 1984 | #3,144 | 27 |
| 1983 | #2,910 | 29 |
| 1982 | #2,704 | 34 |
| 1981 | #2,657 | 34 |
| 1980 | #3,992 | 19 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 |
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First appearance
1975
The first year at least five girls were named Payal! It came in at #5,516, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2005, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Payal is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Payal in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2015
Rise & fade · girls
6 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1975
- Peaked 1981 at #2,657 (34 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 11 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 49,061
- Highest: 1 in 49,061 girls born in 1981 were named Payal (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 357,020 girls born in 2015 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
- 40.2% of all girls named Payal (271) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59 | #4,052 (1979) | #5,475 |
| 1980s | 271 | #2,657 (1981) | #3,327 |
| 1990s | 244 | #3,372 (1994) | #4,428 |
| 2000s | 85 | #5,491 (2000) | #9,687 |
| 2010s | 15 | #16,419 (2015) | #16,612 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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