Paityn
A feminine name of English origin meaning "patrician" or "small noble one".
Name Census estimates that about 6,171 living Americans carry the first name Paityn. It is a predominantly female name (99.5% of registrations). The average person named Paityn today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Paityn births was 2010 (466 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Paityn. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Paityn with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Paityn is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 13 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
6.2K
~ 1 in 55,543 Americans
Peak year
2010
466 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2017 SSA rank
#1,699
Tracked since 1993
Census
Paityn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 4,589 people with the first name Paityn, which placed it at #4,178 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,178
National first-name rank
People counted
4.6K
4,589 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Paityn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Paityn is White at 74.8%. The next largest groups are Black (11.4%) and Two or More Races (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Paityn described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Paityn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.8% · 3,433
- Black or African American11.4% · 523
- Two or more races6.3% · 291
- Hispanic or Latino6.0% · 274
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 42
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 26
Gender
Gender distribution for Paityn
Out of the 6,229 babies given the name Paityn since 1880, 99.5% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Paityn as a male name
- Ranked #13,734 in 2017
- 5 male births in 2017
- Peak: 2013 (7 births)
Paityn as a female name
- Ranked #1,699 in 2024
- 120 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2010 (466 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Paityn leans strongly female. 4,530 people counted with this name were female (98.9%), compared with 51 male bearers (1.1%).
Popularity
Paityn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Paityn from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 3,585 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Paityn by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Paityn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Paityns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 43 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Paityn, while Montana, Hawaii, Maine recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 110 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Paityn
The name Paityn is a relatively modern invention, with no clear origins in any particular language or culture. It is likely a creative spelling variation of the more traditional name Peyton, which itself derives from an Old English surname meaning "estate guard" or "peaceful town."
While the name Paityn has no known historical references or appearances in ancient texts or religious scriptures, it may have been influenced by the growing trend of parents seeking unique and individualized names for their children in recent decades.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Paityn are quite recent, with the first instances appearing in birth records and personal listings from the late 20th century. However, due to its modern nature, there are no particularly famous historical figures known to have borne this name.
That being said, here are five individuals who have been recorded with the first name Paityn:
1. Paityn Hindle, an American competitive swimmer born in 2001.
2. Paityn Villarreal, an American volleyball player born in 2004.
3. Paityn Ward, an American soccer player born in 2003.
4. Paityn Willoughby, an American actress born in 2007.
5. Paityn Noe, an American gymnast born in 2006.
Given its relatively recent origin and lack of deep historical roots, the name Paityn remains a unique and contemporary choice for parents seeking a distinctive and individualized name for their child.
People
Paityn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Paityn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Paityn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paityn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 6,171 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Paityn going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 55,543 US residents.
Is Paityn a common name?
We classify Paityn as "Rare". It ranks above 96.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 6,229 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Paityn most popular?
The single biggest year for Paityn was 2010, when 466 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Paityn is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Paityn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 4,589 people with the name Paityn, or 1.52 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,178 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Paityn in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Paityn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Paityn leans strongly female. 4,530 people counted with this name were female (98.9%), compared with 51 male bearers (1.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Paityn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Paityn is White at 74.8%. The next largest groups are Black (11.4%) and Two or More Races (6.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Paityn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Paityn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.8% (3,433 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Paityn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Paityn a female name?
Yes, 99.5% of people registered as Paityn in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Paityn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Paityn in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Paityn can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Paityn as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Paityn, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.