Girls' name · since 1996
Paighton
379 babies named Paighton in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,833 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Paighton is the #13833 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 379 recorded since 1996.
Paighton has 379 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13833 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #13,969 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,833 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 379 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paighton ranks #13,969 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,833 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 379 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,969 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,833 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 379
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paighton's 379 recorded births place it above 80.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
How Paighton compares
379 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Paighton's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paighton | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 379 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 21 | 19,840 |
Paighton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paighton splits its recorded history at 2009: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2025 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 26 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paighton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Paighton by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (162 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Paighton's strongest decade.
162 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Paighton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 54
1990s
54 births
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
162 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 162 births (43% of all-time use).
Paighton by state
Where Paighton concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 7 | 1.8% |
7 of 379 births nationwide.
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What to do with Paighton's data
- Paighton's decade-level peak was the 2010s (162 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.
- Ohio records the most Paightons (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 Paighton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
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 Paighton 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.