Total births
1,124
Girls' name · since 1962
Payge
1,124 babies named Payge in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 1,124
- total births
- 1962–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
Payge is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,124 have been recorded since 1962.
Payge has 1,124 recorded births among girls since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2022.
- 1,124 total births
- 1962–2022 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 45% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
1,124 girls have been named Payge since 1962, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2022.
- 1,124
- total births
- 1962–2022
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 45%
- born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade
45% of everyone ever named Payge was born in this single decade.
2006
Single peak year
63 babies were named Payge in 2006 - its busiest year on record.
Payge's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Payge's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 63, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Payge at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
2006
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1962
Payge popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2022
- Peak year (2006)
- 63
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Payge by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Payge's strongest decade.
511 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Payge births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s 16
1980s
16 births
- 1990s
1990s
323 births
- 2000s
2000s
511 births
- 2010s
2010s
251 births
- 2020s 17
2020s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 511 births (45% of all-time use).
How Payge compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Payge's total volume
Payge vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Payge by state
Where Payge concentrates geographically, total births since 1962
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 38 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 31 | 2.8% |
| #3 | Texas | | 21 | 1.9% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 17 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #6 | California | | 9 | 0.8% |
| #7 | New York | | 9 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.4% |
Ohio share of Payge's total US births 3.4%
Even split
38 of 1,124 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Payge appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Payge? ▼
Payge has been given to 1,124 babies in the U.S. since 1962, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2022. 63 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
When was Payge most popular? ▼
Payge was most popular in the 2000s decade with 511 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Payge most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Payge are Ohio (38 births), Pennsylvania (31 births), Texas (21 births).
How long has the name Payge been used? ▼
Payge has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 61 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Payge? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Payton, Payten, Payson, Payden, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Payge's data
- Payge's decade-level peak was the 2000s (511 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Payges (38 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Payge
Nearby Names Like Payge
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Payge
Payton Girl
#381 60,045 births
Payten Girl
#7059 3,344 births
Payson Girl
#3942 1,169 births
Payden Girl
#10600 701 births
Payal Girl
674 births
Compare Payge side by side: Payge vs Payton Payge vs Payten Payge vs Payson
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Names with a similar number of total births
Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1962–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Payge: Baby Name Since 1962 - 1,124 Births, Peak 2006." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/payge. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Payge 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 June 2026.