How Many People Are Named Paige?
people named Paige are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,367 people in the US has this name
Based on 148,069 babies named Paige in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,763 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname meaning "servant, page" in Middle English. It is ultimately derived (via Old French and Italian) from Greek παιδιον (paidion) meaning "little boy".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Paige, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Paige rose from 36% in the 1920s to 100% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Paige alive today is about 26 years old, and 65% are under 30. Half of them were between 18 and 32 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Paige first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 2003, to 5,763 babies. In 2025, 884 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Paige never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #47, in 2003, and it was in the top 100 for 21 years, 1990 to 2010. In 2025 it ranked #346.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #346 |
| Best rank | #47 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | 21 (1990 to 2010) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #66 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Paige alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Paige were born in California than in any other state: about 12,395 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Paige was given 2.5 times as often in North Dakota, 2.1 times in South Dakota and 2.1 times in Wyoming.
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