Unisex name · since 1985
Paden
1,783 babies named Paden in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,549 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,478 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,783
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Paden currently ranks #5478 among unisex names in America, with 1,783 babies recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paden has been recorded 1,783 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #5478 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #3,549 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,478 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,783 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paden ranks #3,549 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,478 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,783 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,549 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,478 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,783
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Paden's 1,783 recorded births place it above 92.19% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Paden compares
1,783 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Paden's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paden | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,783 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Paden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Paden's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 1987 peak of 78, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Paden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (1987)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Paden popularity over time - girls
198 total births recorded since 1992 (Paden as girls' name)
Paden by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (553 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Paden's strongest decade.
553 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Paden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
256 births
- 1990s
1990s
548 births
- 2000s
2000s
553 births
- 2010s
2010s
315 births
- 2020s 111
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 553 births (31% of all-time use).
How Paden compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Paden's total volume
Paden by state
Where Paden concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 207 | 11.6% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 2.2% |
| #3 | Utah | | 38 | 2.1% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 31 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Kansas | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
207 of 1,783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Paden appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Paden's data
- Paden's decade-level peak was the 2000s (553 total births); usage has since declined to 111 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Padens (207 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Paden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1987)
Similar record span (~40 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1985–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Paden draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.