Paladin — boys' name

What the Data Says About Paladin

The Social Security Administration has registered 41 babies named Paladin between 1958 and 2023, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paladin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paladin performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Paladin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paladin 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 41 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.