Payson
Payson is a unisex given name: about 58% of people named Payson are men and 42% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 58% male / 42% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States
- US births since 1880
- 1,066 male / 773 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Payson
To address Payson when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Payson," in English, "Guten Tag Payson," in German. About 58% of people named Payson are men and 42% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Payson,
German
Guten Tag Payson,
French
Bonjour Payson,
Spanish
Estimado/a Payson:
Chinese
Payson您好：
Japanese
Payson様
English
Hi Payson,
German
Hi Payson,
French
Salut Payson,
Spanish
Hola Payson,
Chinese
Payson你好：
Japanese
Paysonさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | uncommon | unisex name | 58% |
United States birth data
1,066 male · 773 female · 1,839 births recorded
Since 1980: 57% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Payson a male or female name?
Payson is a unisex given name: about 58% of people named Payson are men and 42% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Payson in an email?
To address Payson when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Payson," in English, "Guten Tag Payson," in German. About 58% of people named Payson are men and 42% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Payson a unisex name?
Payson is a unisex name: 58% of people named Payson are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Payson a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/payson (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_payson,
title = {Is Payson a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/payson},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}