Recorded 1988–2002 Girls' name Peak 1988 22 births

Padee — girls' name

22 babies named Padee in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s102000s6
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Padee was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

6 babies were named Padee in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Padee

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Padee between 1988 and 2002, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Padee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Padee performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Padee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Padee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Padee at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

22

Since 1988

15 years of records

Peak year

1988

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1988

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2002

Padee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1988

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1988)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 2002199819971988 6

Padee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
10 births that decade — 45% of Padee's all-time total
1980s61990s102000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Padee?
22 babies have been named Padee since 1988. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1988 with 6 births.
When was Padee most popular?
Padee was most popular in the 1990s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Padee been used?
Padee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 15 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Padee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paddy, Padme, Paden, Padma, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.