Girl nameCurrently #375 in the USFalling
Paige
PAYJ//peɪdʒ//
1 syllablePeak year: 20035 lettersStarts with P
Meaning & origin
Attendant, young servant
Paige comes from an English occupational surname for a young attendant or page in a noble household. Its clean, one-syllable modern sound made it especially popular from the 1990s onward.
Paige's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Paige |
|---|---|
| 1914 | 9 |
| 1915 | 14 |
| 1916 | 10 |
| 1917 | 10 |
| 1918 | 10 |
| 1919 | 11 |
| 1920 | 25 |
| 1921 | 26 |
| 1922 | 11 |
| 1923 | 21 |
| 1924 | 16 |
| 1925 | 22 |
| 1926 | 20 |
| 1927 | 22 |
| 1928 | 20 |
| 1929 | 20 |
| 1930 | 12 |
| 1931 | 25 |
| 1932 | 20 |
| 1933 | 18 |
| 1934 | 19 |
| 1935 | 13 |
| 1936 | 13 |
| 1937 | 16 |
| 1938 | 18 |
| 1939 | 27 |
| 1940 | 43 |
| 1941 | 41 |
| 1942 | 39 |
| 1943 | 34 |
| 1944 | 32 |
| 1945 | 27 |
| 1946 | 78 |
| 1947 | 62 |
| 1948 | 71 |
| 1949 | 53 |
| 1950 | 55 |
| 1951 | 98 |
| 1952 | 117 |
| 1953 | 100 |
| 1954 | 117 |
| 1955 | 123 |
| 1956 | 135 |
| 1957 | 119 |
| 1958 | 147 |
| 1959 | 142 |
| 1960 | 211 |
| 1961 | 363 |
| 1962 | 561 |
| 1963 | 521 |
| 1964 | 549 |
| 1965 | 537 |
| 1966 | 807 |
| 1967 | 806 |
| 1968 | 716 |
| 1969 | 754 |
| 1970 | 787 |
| 1971 | 611 |
| 1972 | 497 |
| 1973 | 472 |
| 1974 | 486 |
| 1975 | 436 |
| 1976 | 398 |
| 1977 | 367 |
| 1978 | 374 |
| 1979 | 400 |
| 1980 | 474 |
| 1981 | 624 |
| 1982 | 600 |
| 1983 | 599 |
| 1984 | 622 |
| 1985 | 735 |
| 1986 | 892 |
| 1987 | 1,662 |
| 1988 | 1,890 |
| 1989 | 2,417 |
| 1990 | 4,135 |
| 1991 | 4,536 |
| 1992 | 5,336 |
| 1993 | 5,630 |
| 1994 | 5,223 |
| 1995 | 5,746 |
| 1996 | 5,350 |
| 1997 | 5,038 |
| 1998 | 4,994 |
| 1999 | 4,728 |
| 2000 | 4,626 |
| 2001 | 4,284 |
| 2002 | 5,483 |
| 2003 | 5,763 |
| 2004 | 5,467 |
| 2005 | 4,911 |
| 2006 | 4,279 |
| 2007 | 3,806 |
| 2008 | 3,661 |
| 2009 | 3,412 |
| 2010 | 3,012 |
| 2011 | 2,819 |
| 2012 | 2,914 |
| 2013 | 2,575 |
| 2014 | 2,421 |
| 2015 | 2,293 |
| 2016 | 2,056 |
| 2017 | 1,705 |
| 2018 | 1,454 |
| 2019 | 1,375 |
| 2020 | 1,137 |
| 2021 | 1,064 |
| 2022 | 1,012 |
| 2023 | 863 |
| 2024 | 826 |
Paige through the decades
- Paige peaked in 2003, when 5,763 babies were named Paige in the US.
- The 1990s were Paige's strongest decade, averaging 5,072 births a year.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Paige has fallen 59% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Paige currently ranks #375 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Paige
Variants & spellings
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