Payton vs Salem
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Payton
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #440
- Peak
- #79 (2010)
- Babies in 2025
- 701
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- TX, CA, OH
VS
Salem
a fast riser climbing the charts
- Rank today
- #435
- Peak
- #417 (2023)
- Babies in 2025
- 711
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- NC, TX, CA
The verdict
Salem is the more popular pick (#435 vs #440). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Salem is a fast riser climbing the charts, Payton is a name gently stepping back from its peak.
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