Payson

Where Payson comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Payson.

Payson through the years
  1. 1917
    First appearance
    #3,981 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2015
    Peak, #1,870
    78 babies named Payson, the most in any year.
  3. 2022
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #3,100.
  4. 2025
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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