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01 / Meaning & origin
Payne is a unisex given name.
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United States, 2025: 9 boys (rank 8243).
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Payne
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
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| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | 5 | 1,310 | observed |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | 6 | 1,537 | observed |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | 7 | 2,651 | observed |
| 1915 | 5 | 3,825 | observed |
| 1916 | 6 | 3,516 | observed |
| 1917 | 5 | 3,981 | observed |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | 5 | 4,239 | observed |
| 1924 | 7 | 3,505 | observed |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | 5 | 3,480 | observed |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | 7 | 5,332 | observed |
| 1987 | 26 | 2,215 | observed |
| 1988 | 10 | 4,450 | observed |
| 1989 | 7 | 6,229 | observed |
| 1990 | 24 | 2,695 | observed |
| 1991 | 16 | 3,636 | observed |
| 1992 | 34 | 2,214 | observed |
| 1993 | 54 | 1,638 | observed |
| 1994 | 67 | 1,434 | observed |
| 1995 | 40 | 2,055 | observed |
| 1996 | 42 | 2,047 | observed |
| 1997 | 23 | 3,160 | observed |
| 1998 | 24 | 3,191 | observed |
| 1999 | 41 | 2,231 | observed |
| 2000 | 121 | 1,142 | observed |
| 2001 | 81 | 1,502 | observed |
| 2002 | 62 | 1,832 | observed |
| 2003 | 55 | 2,055 | observed |
| 2004 | 45 | 2,452 | observed |
| 2005 | 44 | 2,528 | observed |
| 2006 | 40 | 2,832 | observed |
| 2007 | 38 | 3,025 | observed |
| 2008 | 31 | 3,486 | observed |
| 2009 | 34 | 3,274 | observed |
| 2010 | 30 | 3,531 | observed |
| 2011 | 24 | 4,110 | observed |
| 2012 | 17 | 5,256 | observed |
| 2013 | 19 | 4,804 | observed |
| 2014 | 21 | 4,538 | observed |
| 2015 | 17 | 5,289 | observed |
| 2016 | 14 | 6,053 | observed |
| 2017 | 26 | 3,993 | observed |
| 2018 | 14 | 6,036 | observed |
| 2019 | 21 | 4,639 | observed |
| 2020 | 16 | 5,451 | observed |
| 2021 | 19 | 4,936 | observed |
| 2022 | 12 | 6,828 | observed |
| 2023 | 16 | 5,666 | observed |
| 2024 | 8 | 8,987 | observed |
| 2025 | 9 | 8,243 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Payne” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Payne— “countryman”
In opposition to this word comes that for the rustic, _Pagus_, signifying the country; the word that in Italian becomes _paese_, in Spanish _pais_, in French _pays_. The Gospel was first preached in the busy haunts of men, so that the earlier Christians were towns-folk, and the rustics long continued heathen; whence Paganus, once simply a countryman, became an idolater, a Pagan, and poetized into Paynim, was absolutely bestowed upon the Turks and Saracens in the middle ages.…
In opposition to this word comes that for the rustic, _Pagus_, signifying the country; the word that in Italian becomes _paese_, in Spanish _pais_, in French _pays_. The Gospel was first preached in the busy haunts of men, so that the earlier Christians were towns-folk, and the rustics long continued heathen; whence Paganus, once simply a countryman, became an idolater, a Pagan, and poetized into Paynim, was absolutely bestowed upon the Turks and Saracens in the middle ages. In the mean time, however, the rustic had come to be called _paesano_, _pays_, _paysan_, and _peasant_, independently of his religion; and Spain, in addition to her _payo_ (the countryman), had _paisano_ (the lover of his country); and either in the sense of habitation or patriotism, Pagano was erected into a Christian name in Italy, and Payen in France; whence England took Payne or Pain, still one of the most frequent surnames.
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Part IV, Chapter VI (Modern Names From The Latin), Section XIX (Town and Country) · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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