Payson is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #10792 in 2001 with 9 recorded births. This places Payson in the bottom 40% of ranked US girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2011 with 116 births ranking #1768. In 2001, approximately 1 in every 200,062 girls born was named Payson. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.