Payson is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #2509 in 2014 with 72 recorded births. This places Payson in the top 13% 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 2014, approximately 1 in every 24,805 girls born was named Payson. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.