US rank #6831 Girls' name Peak 2017 206 births

Padme — #6831 US girls' name

206 babies named Padme in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s272010s1002020s79
#6831
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Padme was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

19 babies were named Padme in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Padme

The Social Security Administration has registered 206 babies named Padme between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Padme currently holds the #6831 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Padme performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 100 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Padme shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Padme in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Padme 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 206 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.

Padme at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

206

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2017

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,831

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Padme popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
19
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 2024202120172014201120082006 7

Padme by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
100 births that decade — 49% of Padme's all-time total
2000s272010s1002020s79

Padme by state

Where Padme concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Padme
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
18 8.7%
Texas share of Padme's total US births 8.7%

18 of 206 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Padme?
206 babies have been named Padme since 2006. It currently ranks #6831 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 19 births.
When was Padme most popular?
Padme was most popular in the 2010s decade with 100 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Padme most popular?
The top states for the name Padme are Texas (18 births).
How long has the name Padme been used?
Padme has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Padme?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paddy, Paden, Padma, Padee, 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, 2006–2024 (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.