Paden
Paden was the 5551st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1092nd with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,292 places. More babies were named Paden in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,551 boys, down 1,659 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- 6% girls, 94% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198778 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,981babies recorded
Paden popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #5,551 | — | 17 |
| 2020 | — | #3,892 | — | 27 |
| 2010 | #19,129 | #2,389 | 5 | 53 |
| 2000 | #14,544 | #2,165 | 6 | 47 |
| 1990 | — | #1,511 | — | 57 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Paden, counting every spelling?
Paden has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Paden?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Paden (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Paden born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Paden.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Paden?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Paden are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 17 and 33. That makes Paden mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
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Questions about the name Paden
How popular is the name Paden?
Paden was the 5551st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1987, when it ranked 1092nd with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,292 places. More babies were named Paden in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Paden a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 6% girls, 94% boys given the name Paden in the US.