Is Paden a boy or girl name?

Paden is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,981 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 10.0% were girls and 90.0% were boys.

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Paden

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Paden was most popular in 1992, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,016 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,981 people named Paden.

Paden over time

Births per year. The dot marks Paden’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Paden a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Paden is mostly a boy’s name — 10.0% of the 1,981 Americans given it were girls and 90.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 5% girls and 95% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Paden

Where Paden is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 7.3×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org