girls' name ★ peaked 2003

Paige

Meaning servant Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #346 Trend ↓ Falling 33%

Variant of Page, from page, from Old French page, possibly via Old Italian paggio, from Late Latin pagius (“servant”), probably from Ancient Greek παιδίον (paidíon…

Rank 2025
#346
among girls · ↑32 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
884
named Paige · +7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,818
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2003
5,763 babies
All-time total
148,069
#273 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Paige popularity over time

148,069 babies have been named Paige since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 9 55 64 6 – #3,078
1920s 73 130 203 20 +217% #2,897
1930s 74 107 181 18 -11% #1,937
1940s 367 113 480 48 +165% #1,047
1950s 988 165 1,153 115 +140% #895
1960s 5,654 171 5,825 583 +405% #308
1970s 4,677 150 4,827 483 -17% #343
1980s 10,356 159 10,515 1,052 +118% #124
1990s 50,552 163 50,715 5,072 +382% #58
2000s 45,581 112 45,693 4,569 -10% #47
2010s 22,615 10 22,625 2,263 -50% #100
2020s (to 2025) 5,788 – 5,788 965 -57% #277

Where Paige is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 829 0.52 #370
2027 786 0.49 #395
2028 750 0.47 #417
2029 721 0.45 #430
2030 698 0.43 #442

Where Paige is most popular

Girls named Paige per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.573 per 1,000. Strongest in Connecticut, Montana, and Idaho.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Paige born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Connecticut 95 1.63 +185%
Montana 22 1.63 +183%
Idaho 50 1.49 +161%
Massachusetts 179 1.48 +158%
New Hampshire 23 1.25 +117%
Maryland 119 1.12 +96%
Pennsylvania 252 1.07 +86%
Virginia 165 0.968 +69%
New Jersey 174 0.964 +68%
Utah 80 0.961 +68%
Minnesota 102 0.945 +65%
Wisconsin 93 0.903 +57%
Oregon 58 0.891 +55%
Washington 127 0.879 +53%
New York 347 0.876 +53%
Nevada 39 0.840 +46%
Illinois 189 0.826 +44%
Colorado 87 0.779 +36%
Michigan 137 0.752 +31%
Kansas 43 0.745 +30%
Ohio 176 0.742 +29%
Alaska 6 0.697 +22%
Oklahoma 51 0.693 +21%
Missouri 82 0.680 +19%
South Carolina 59 0.656 +14%
Arizona 92 0.656 +14%
Iowa 35 0.599 ≈ national
North Carolina 135 0.593 ≈ national
California 488 0.581 ≈ national
Georgia 131 0.577 ≈ national
Mississippi 26 0.556 ≈ national
Nebraska 19 0.529 -8%
Louisiana 46 0.526 -8%
Arkansas 27 0.511 -11%
District of Columbia 6 0.506 -12%
Indiana 71 0.506 -12%
South Dakota 7 0.490 -14%
Florida 200 0.467 -18%
North Dakota 6 0.456 -20%
Delaware 5 0.441 -23%
Hawaii 5 0.436 -24%
New Mexico 10 0.411 -28%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 -30%
Tennessee 62 0.391 -32%
Texas 311 0.387 -33%
West Virginia 9 0.343 -40%
Alabama 32 0.341 -41%
Maine 5 0.323 -44%
Kentucky 13 0.152 -73%
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Paige

Paige is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #346 in 2025 with 884 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 148,069 American babies have been named Paige. Its peak came in 2003, when 5,763 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Paige stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Paige?

The median living Paige is about 25 years old; half are between 18 and 32. An estimated 145 thousand people named Paige are alive in the United States today.

median 25 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Paige year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 884 #346 – –
2024 827 #378 – –
2023 863 #354 – –
2022 1,013 #316 – –
2021 1,064 #300 – –
2020 1,137 #277 – –
2019 1,376 #226 – –
2018 1,454 #214 – –
2017 1,700 #179 5 #13,737
2016 2,056 #149 – –
2015 2,293 #140 – –
2014 2,416 #134 5 #13,519
2013 2,575 #128 – –
2012 2,914 #106 – –
2011 2,819 #107 – –
2010 3,012 #100 – –
2009 3,413 #98 – –
2008 3,647 #89 14 #6,318
2007 3,796 #89 10 #8,016
2006 4,267 #77 12 #6,793
2005 4,906 #60 5 #12,843
2004 5,441 #51 26 #3,610
2003 5,758 #47 5 #12,255
2002 5,470 #51 13 #5,645
2001 4,274 #71 10 #6,797
2000 4,609 #69 17 #4,520
1995 5,733 #58 13 #4,717
1990 4,113 #79 22 #2,932
1985 723 #330 12 #3,750
1980 474 #454 – –
1975 418 #454 18 #2,422
1970 761 #343 25 #1,782
1965 521 #408 16 #2,055
1960 188 #745 23 #1,720
1955 105 #975 18 #1,890
1950 42 #1,428 13 #2,175
1945 17 #2,133 10 #2,354
1940 36 #1,238 7 #3,055
1935 7 #3,670 6 #3,556
1930 5 #5,090 7 #3,514
1925 9 #3,598 13 #2,399
1920 10 #3,294 15 #2,201
1915 9 #3,078 5 #4,253
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Paige

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Paige Turco American actress (born 1965) Contemporary
  2. 2 Paige O'Hara Paige O'Hara American actress b. 1956 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Paige Paige British professional wrestler (born 1992) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Paige, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Paige?

The median living Paige is about 25 years old. Half of all living Paiges are between 18 and 32 years old.

How many people named Paige are alive today?

An estimated 145 thousand people named Paige are alive in the United States, based on 148,069 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Paige mean?

Variant of Page, from page, from Old French page, possibly via Old Italian paggio, from Late Latin pagius (“servant”), probably from Ancient Greek παιδίον (paidíon, “boy, lad”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”); some sources consider…

How popular is the name Paige in 2025?

Paige ranked #346 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 884 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Paige?

148,069 babies have been named Paige in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Paige most popular?

Paige peaked in 2003, when 5,763 newborns received the name.

Is Paige a boy or girl name?

Paige is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Paige rising or falling?

Paige is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Paige become more popular?

Paige is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 698 girls named Paige in 2030, which would rank around #442. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Paige?

Well-known people named Paige include Paige Turco (actor), Paige O'Hara (actor), Paige (wrestler).

Names like Paige

Names that sound and feel close to Paige: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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