Recorded 1948–1972 Girls' name Peak 1953 44 births

Paget — girls' name

44 babies named Paget in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s61950s211960s101970s7
1950s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Paget was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

8 babies were named Paget in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paget

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Paget between 1948 and 1972, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paget currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1972. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paget performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Paget shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paget 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 44 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.

Paget at a glance

Last recorded 1972

Total births

44

Since 1948

25 years of records

Peak year

1953

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1972

Active since

1948

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 1972

Paget popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–1948

Last recorded 1972
Peak year (1953)
8
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
456789 1972196819671957195319521948 6

Paget by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
21 births that decade — 48% of Paget's all-time total
1940s61950s211960s101970s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paget?
44 babies have been named Paget since 1948. It was last recorded in 1972. The peak year was 1953 with 8 births.
When was Paget most popular?
Paget was most popular in the 1950s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Paget been used?
Paget has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 25 years of data through 1972.
What names are similar to Paget?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Page, Pagan, Pagie, Pageant, and 1 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, 1948–1972 (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.