Paden Boy
How popular is Paden?
#5,397 boy name in 2025
17 baby boys were named Paden in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
1,940living people named Paden (est.)
24median age of people named Paden
1,981babies named Paden since 1880
1 in 195,020US babies born in 2025
Paden popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,397 for boys (▼ 160 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 17 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-29% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,177 in 2015, #3,808 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1987 (78 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,087 in 1987 |
| First recorded | 1985 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 95% boys, 5% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Paden counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Paden family of names ranked #3,009 for boys in 2025 (#2,774 the year before), with 28 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Paden | 17 | 61% |
| Payden | 11 | 39% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Paden by decade
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Questions
- Is Paden a boy or girl name?
- Paden is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 95% of babies named Paden were boys.
- How popular is the name Paden?
- 17 baby boys were named Paden in the US in 2025, making it the 5397th most popular boy name.
- When was Paden most popular?
- Paden peaked in 1987, when 78 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,087 in 1987.
- How many people are named Paden?
- 1,981 babies have been named Paden in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,940 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 24.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.