US rank #375 Girls' name Peak 2003 145,848 births

Paige — #375 US girls' name

145,848 babies named Paige in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#375
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 98% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Paige was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

5,758 babies were named Paige in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paige

The Social Security Administration has registered 145,848 babies named Paige between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paige currently holds the #375 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 5,758 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paige performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 50,553 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Paige shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 12,542 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Paige in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paige 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 145,848 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.

Paige at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

145,848

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2003

5,758 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#375

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Paige popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2003)
5,758
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Paige popularity over time — boys

1,335 total births recorded since 1914 (Paige as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 1,335 births
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Paige by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
50,553 births that decade — 35% of Paige's all-time total
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Paige by state

Where Paige concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Paige
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
12,542 8.6%
#2 Texas
8,890 6.1%
#3 Pennsylvania
8,383 5.7%
#4 Ohio
8,189 5.6%
#5 New York
7,796 5.3%
#6 Michigan
7,405 5.1%
#7 Illinois
7,131 4.9%
#8 Florida
5,383 3.7%
California share of Paige's total US births 8.6%
Even split

12,542 of 145,848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Paige appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paige?
145,848 babies have been named Paige since 1915. It currently ranks #375 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 5,758 births.
When was Paige most popular?
Paige was most popular in the 1990s decade with 50,553 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Paige most popular?
The top states for the name Paige are California (12,542 births), Texas (8,890 births), Pennsylvania (8,383 births).
How long has the name Paige been used?
Paige has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Paige?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paisley, Paislee, Paityn, Paisleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.