Unisex name · since 2006
Paiden
Paiden has 137 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,381 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 137
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
137 boys have been named Paiden since 2006, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paiden has been recorded 137 times among boys since 2006, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, 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 2006 to 2023.
- #15,381 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 137 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paiden ranks #15,381 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 137 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,381 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 137
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paiden's 137 recorded births place it above 66.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Paiden's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Paiden's full recorded timeline at 2015, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 17 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Paiden popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2023
- Peak year (2015)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Paiden popularity over time - girls
127 total births recorded since 1993 (Paiden as girls' name)
Paiden by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (91 births, 66% of the file).
2010s was Paiden's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Paiden births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
91 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 91 births (66% of all-time use).
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- Paiden's decade-level peak was the 2010s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Paiden: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2006–2023 (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 Paiden 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.