Payge: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	6	1	–	#6,379
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	16	2	–	#8,190
1990s	323	32	+1919%	#2,762
2000s	511	51	+58%	#2,733
2010s	251	25	-51%	#3,514
2020s (to 2025)	17	3	-89%	#14,692

Decade

Girls

Per year

Change

Best rank

1880s

–

1890s

–

1900s

–

1910s

–

1920s

–

1930s

–

1940s

–

1950s

–

1960s

–

#6,379

1970s

–

1980s

–

#8,190

1990s

323

+1919%

#2,762

2000s

511

+58%

#2,733

2010s

251

-51%

#3,514

2020s (to 2025)

-89%

#14,692

The story of Payge

Payge is not currently in use for newborns in the United States: fewer than five babies received the name in 2025. Its story lives in the historical record below.

Since 1962, 1,124 American babies have been named Payge. Its peak came in 2006, when 63 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 Payge stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Payge?

The median living Payge is about 21 years old; half are between 16 and 27. An estimated 1,100 people named Payge are alive in the United States today.

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

Payge year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	–	–
2024	–	–
2023	–	–
2022	6	#14,881
2021	5	#17,075
2020	6	#14,692
2019	10	#10,295
2018	8	#12,232
2017	10	#10,525
2016	13	#8,756
2015	23	#5,792
2014	31	#4,628
2013	31	#4,617
2012	46	#3,514
2011	42	#3,707
2010	37	#4,092
2009	46	#3,554
2008	44	#3,693
2007	51	#3,318
2006	63	#2,808
2005	60	#2,780
2004	53	#2,987
2003	58	#2,733
2002	47	#3,092
2001	41	#3,354
2000	48	#2,968
1995	42	#2,869
1990	12	#7,179
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Payge?

The median living Payge is about 21 years old. Half of all living Payges are between 16 and 27 years old.

How many people named Payge are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Payge are alive in the United States, based on 1,124 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Payge mean?

Spelling variant of Paige.

How popular is the name Payge in 2025?

Payge did not appear in the 2025 Social Security data, which means fewer than five babies received the name that year.

How many people are named Payge?

1,124 babies have been named Payge in the United States since 1962, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Payge most popular?

Payge peaked in 2006, when 63 newborns received the name.

Is Payge a boy or girl name?

Payge is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Payge rising or falling?

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

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Payge popularity over time

The story of Payge

How old are people named Payge?

Payge year by year

Frequently asked questions

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