Girls' name · since 1996
Paetyn
Paetyn has 1,087 recorded births since 1996 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,440 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,087
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Paetyn is the #12440 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,087 recorded since 1996.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paetyn has been recorded 1,087 times among girls since 1996, currently ranked #12440 nationally and more common than 28% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #7,092 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,440 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,087 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paetyn ranks #7,092 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,440 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,087 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,092 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,440 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,087
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paetyn's 1,087 recorded births place it above 90.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Paetyn compares
1,087 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Paetyn's all-time total is 189% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paetyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,087 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 90 | 21 | 19,840 |
Paetyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paetyn splits its recorded history at 2011: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 90 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paetyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 90
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Paetyn popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 2013 (Paetyn as boys' name)
Paetyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (594 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Paetyn's strongest decade.
594 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Paetyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
307 births
- 2010s
2010s
594 births
- 2020s 149
2020s
149 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 594 births (55% of all-time use).
How Paetyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Paetyn's total volume
Paetyn by state
Where Paetyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 47 | 4.3% |
| #2 | California | | 26 | 2.4% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 17 | 1.6% |
| #5 | Iowa | | 13 | 1.2% |
| #6 | New York | | 8 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.5% |
47 of 1,087 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Paetyn appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Paetyn's data
- Paetyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (594 total births); usage has since declined to 149 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Paetyns (47 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 Paetyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~29 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, 1996–2025 (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 Paetyn 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.