Girls' name · since 2003
Paitlyn
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 73 babies named Paitlyn, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
73 girls have been named Paitlyn since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Paitlyn recorded 73 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2024.
- #30,694 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 73 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paitlyn ranks #30,694 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 73 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,694 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 73
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paitlyn's 73 recorded births place it above 57.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Paitlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Paitlyn's full recorded timeline at 2013, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Paitlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Paitlyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (47 births, 64% of the file).
2010s was Paitlyn's strongest decade.
47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.
Paitlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
19 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (64% of all-time use).
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What to do with Paitlyn's data
- Paitlyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (47 total births); usage has since declined to 7 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 Paitlyn: 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 (~21 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, 2003–2024 (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 Paitlyn 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.