Recorded 1997–2006 Girls' name Peak 1998 27 births

Paigelyn — girls' name

27 babies named Paigelyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s16
2000s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Paigelyn was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Paigelyn in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paigelyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 27 babies named Paigelyn between 1997 and 2006, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paigelyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paigelyn performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Paigelyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paigelyn 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 27 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.

Paigelyn at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

27

Since 1997

10 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1997

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2006

Paigelyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1997

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4.555.566.5 20062003200219981997 5

Paigelyn by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
16 births that decade — 59% of Paigelyn's all-time total
1990s112000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paigelyn?
27 babies have been named Paigelyn since 1997. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Paigelyn most popular?
Paigelyn was most popular in the 2000s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Paigelyn been used?
Paigelyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 10 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Paigelyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paige, Paisley, Paislee, Paityn, 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, 1997–2006 (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.