Paige
#346 for girls in 2025, 884 births · Last seen for boys in 2017 at #12,246
Given to girls 99.1% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2003 · 5,758 births
- Debut · girls
- 9 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 21 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 146,734since 1915
Paige over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #346 | 884 | — | |
| 2024 | #378 | 827 | — | |
| 2023 | #354 | 863 | — | |
| 2022 | #316 | 1,013 | — | |
| 2021 | #300 | 1,064 | — | |
| 2020 | #276 | 1,137 | — | |
| 2019 | #226 | 1,376 | — | |
| 2018 | #213 | 1,454 | — | |
| 2017 | #179 | 1,700 | #12,246 | 5 |
| 2016 | #149 | 2,056 | — | |
| 2015 | #140 | 2,293 | — | |
| 2014 | #134 | 2,416 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #128 | 2,575 | — | |
| 2012 | #106 | 2,914 | — | |
| 2011 | #107 | 2,819 | — | |
| 2010 | #100 | 3,012 | — | |
| 2009 | #98 | 3,413 | — | |
| 2008 | #89 | 3,647 | #6,070 | 14 |
| 2007 | #89 | 3,796 | #7,590 | 10 |
| 2006 | #77 | 4,267 | #6,460 | 12 |
| 2005 | #60 | 4,906 | #11,472 | 5 |
| 2004 | #51 | 5,441 | #3,534 | 26 |
| 2003 | #47 | 5,758 | #10,894 | 5 |
| 2002 | #51 | 5,470 | #5,395 | 13 |
| 2001 | #71 | 4,274 | #6,445 | 10 |
| 2000 | #69 | 4,609 | #4,389 | 17 |
| 1999 | #67 | 4,717 | #5,656 | 11 |
| 1998 | #63 | 4,976 | #3,849 | 18 |
| 1997 | #64 | 5,030 | #6,618 | 8 |
| 1996 | #65 | 5,342 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #58 | 5,733 | #4,508 | 13 |
| 1994 | #63 | 5,208 | #4,290 | 14 |
| 1993 | #60 | 5,612 | #3,501 | 18 |
| 1992 | #64 | 5,305 | #2,362 | 31 |
| 1991 | #76 | 4,516 | #3,105 | 20 |
| 1990 | #79 | 4,113 | #2,865 | 22 |
| 1989 | #124 | 2,392 | #2,545 | 25 |
| 1988 | #151 | 1,860 | #2,090 | 30 |
| 1987 | #171 | 1,637 | #2,272 | 25 |
| 1986 | #281 | 878 | #3,268 | 14 |
| 1985 | #330 | 723 | #3,599 | 12 |
| 1984 | #375 | 607 | #3,107 | 14 |
| 1983 | #379 | 587 | #3,411 | 12 |
| 1982 | #393 | 587 | #3,108 | 14 |
| 1981 | #377 | 611 | #3,221 | 13 |
| 1980 | #450 | 474 | — | |
| 1979 | #510 | 389 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #511 | 365 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #523 | 352 | #2,791 | 15 |
| 1976 | #478 | 384 | #2,826 | 14 |
| 1975 | #454 | 418 | #2,361 | 18 |
| 1974 | #415 | 475 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #428 | 456 | #2,405 | 16 |
| 1972 | #408 | 483 | #2,534 | 14 |
| 1971 | #384 | 594 | #2,279 | 17 |
| 1970 | #343 | 761 | #1,743 | 25 |
| 1969 | #331 | 734 | #1,861 | 20 |
| 1968 | #330 | 695 | #1,731 | 21 |
| 1967 | #308 | 788 | #1,853 | 18 |
| 1966 | #317 | 788 | #1,757 | 19 |
| 1965 | #407 | 521 | #1,987 | 16 |
| 1964 | #422 | 537 | #2,409 | 12 |
| 1963 | #430 | 510 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #418 | 548 | #2,279 | 13 |
| 1961 | #526 | 345 | #1,948 | 18 |
| 1960 | #743 | 188 | #1,692 | 23 |
| 1959 | #909 | 132 | #2,663 | 10 |
| 1958 | #898 | 130 | #1,953 | 17 |
| 1957 | #1,051 | 98 | #1,751 | 21 |
| 1956 | #944 | 114 | #1,722 | 21 |
| 1955 | #967 | 105 | #1,845 | 18 |
| 1954 | #1,000 | 95 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | #1,034 | 87 | #2,186 | 13 |
| 1952 | #893 | 107 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #1,050 | 78 | #1,683 | 20 |
| 1950 | #1,411 | 42 | #2,111 | 13 |
| 1949 | #1,393 | 44 | #2,606 | 9 |
| 1948 | #1,313 | 49 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1947 | #1,255 | 52 | #2,498 | 10 |
| 1946 | #1,042 | 66 | #2,143 | 12 |
| 1945 | #2,060 | 17 | #2,242 | 10 |
| 1944 | #1,698 | 24 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #1,791 | 23 | #2,277 | 11 |
| 1942 | #1,668 | 25 | #1,946 | 14 |
| 1941 | #1,384 | 31 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #1,218 | 36 | #2,871 | 7 |
| 1939 | #1,881 | 18 | #2,449 | 9 |
| 1938 | #3,847 | 6 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | — | #1,756 | 16 | |
| 1936 | #3,701 | 6 | #2,854 | 7 |
| 1935 | #3,431 | 7 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #2,868 | 9 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #3,047 | 9 | #2,313 | 11 |
| 1931 | #3,226 | 8 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1929 | #3,394 | 8 | #2,317 | 12 |
| 1928 | #3,743 | 7 | #2,270 | 13 |
| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #2,302 | 13 |
| 1925 | #3,362 | 9 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #2,641 | 11 |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #2,224 | 14 |
| 1922 | — | #2,630 | 11 | |
| 1921 | #2,762 | 12 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #3,097 | 10 | #2,131 | 15 |
| 1919 | — | #2,511 | 11 | |
| 1918 | — | #2,699 | 10 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,562 | 10 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,543 | 10 | |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | — | #2,271 | 9 | |
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First appearance
1915
The first year at least five girls were named Paige! It came in at #2,900, and was given to 9 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1916–1919, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Paige is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Alaska#60 · 1 in 218
- North Dakota#67 · 1 in 237
- Connecticut#68 · 1 in 293
- Pennsylvania#73 · 1 in 376
- Montana#90 · 1 in 282
Best ever in a state: #10 in Wyoming, 2001.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #60 | 11 | 1 in 218 |
| North Dakota | #67 | 14 | 1 in 237 |
| Connecticut | #68 | 42 | 1 in 293 |
| Pennsylvania | #73 | 138 | 1 in 376 |
| Montana | #90 | 10 | 1 in 282 |
| New Hampshire | #91 | 12 | 1 in 298 |
| Wyoming | #94 | 5 | 1 in 231 |
| District of Columbia | #98 | 11 | 1 in 325 |
| Nebraska | #98 | 21 | 1 in 385 |
| Idaho | #103 | 17 | 1 in 379 |
| Minnesota | #105 | 54 | 1 in 454 |
| Ohio | #110 | 101 | 1 in 516 |
| Oklahoma | #117 | 33 | 1 in 509 |
| Oregon | #118 | 31 | 1 in 490 |
| Kansas | #119 | 26 | 1 in 485 |
| Utah | #120 | 38 | 1 in 475 |
| Washington | #121 | 56 | 1 in 574 |
| Massachusetts | #123 | 50 | 1 in 510 |
| New York | #124 | 145 | 1 in 620 |
| Delaware | #125 | 7 | 1 in 376 |
| Maryland | #131 | 43 | 1 in 559 |
| New Jersey | #133 | 57 | 1 in 642 |
| Arizona | #136 | 52 | 1 in 595 |
| Wisconsin | #142 | 38 | 1 in 613 |
| California | #145 | 265 | 1 in 769 |
| Michigan | #146 | 66 | 1 in 637 |
| Illinois | #149 | 82 | 1 in 703 |
| Rhode Island | #154 | 6 | 1 in 476 |
| Indiana | #166 | 43 | 1 in 705 |
| Maine | #170 | 7 | 1 in 514 |
| Missouri | #174 | 38 | 1 in 714 |
| Iowa | #176 | 19 | 1 in 684 |
| Virginia | #176 | 47 | 1 in 790 |
| West Virginia | #178 | 10 | 1 in 611 |
| Georgia | #184 | 59 | 1 in 814 |
| Nevada | #187 | 15 | 1 in 744 |
| Arkansas | #195 | 15 | 1 in 752 |
| Florida | #200 | 89 | 1 in 974 |
| Hawaii | #218 | 5 | 1 in 624 |
| North Carolina | #220 | 47 | 1 in 964 |
| Mississippi | #252 | 12 | 1 in 924 |
| New Mexico | #268 | 7 | 1 in 905 |
| Kentucky | #291 | 16 | 1 in 1,141 |
| Louisiana | #301 | 18 | 1 in 1,166 |
| Tennessee | #305 | 23 | 1 in 1,350 |
| South Carolina | #317 | 14 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Texas | #317 | 104 | 1 in 1,609 |
| Alabama | #334 | 14 | 1 in 1,384 |
| Colorado | #355 | 16 | 1 in 1,473 |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 32 spots since 2024 (#378 → #346)
- 70 spots since 2020 (#276 → #346)
- 206 spots since 2015 (#140 → #346)
- Biggest jump: 217 spots in 1961 (#743 → #526)
- Biggest drop: 141 spots in 1953 (#893 → #1,034)
Rise & fade · girls
88 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 2003 at #47 (5,758 births)
- Births halved by 2011, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 21 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 21 yrs · run 1990–2010
- Top 1,000: 72 yrs · run 1958–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 307
- Highest: 1 in 307 girls born in 1995 were named Paige (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,818 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- Its best rank, #47 in 2003, was only 1 in 317 (0.32%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 34.5% of all girls named Paige (50,552) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 9 | #2,900 (1915) | #2,900 |
| 1920s | 73 | #2,762 (1921) | #3,647 |
| 1930s | 74 | #1,881 (1939) | #3,373 |
| 1940s | 367 | #1,042 (1946) | #1,482 |
| 1950s | 988 | #893 (1952) | #1,016 |
| 1960s | 5,654 | #308 (1967) | #423 |
| 1970s | 4,677 | #343 (1970) | #445 |
| 1980s | 10,356 | #124 (1989) | #303 |
| 1990s | 50,552 | #58 (1995) | #66 |
| 2000s | 45,581 | #47 (2003) | #70 |
| 2010s | 22,615 | #100 (2010) | #148 |
| 2020s | 5,788 | #276 (2020) | #328 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Paige in 2016
girls
#149
2,056 births · 1 in 862 girls
Top girls' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 862 of them was named Paige, which outranked 99.2% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Paige
Biggest movers since 2015
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.