Fun Facts About the Name Paden
- More than 1 thousand babies named Paden: U.S. records list 1,981 babies given the name Paden from 1880 through 2025. Even 198 girls received the name Paden - about 1 girl for every 9 boys.
What Does the Name Paden Mean?
Paden is an English-language name that comes from a surname. The surname is usually explained as a variant of Padden, an anglicized form of the Irish Gaelic Ó Páidín or Mac Páidín, meaning "descendant of Páidín" or "son of Páidín." Páidín is a diminutive of the Irish personal name Pádraig, the Irish form of Patrick.
Patrick derives from Latin Patricius, meaning "patrician" or "nobleman." Taken literally, then, the base of the name means "little nobleman," and the customary sense recorded for Paden is "noble." The surname is sometimes labeled simply as English with no secure derivation; since no older English source word has been identified, the Irish explanation is the one most often given.
Paden Name History & Origins
Páidín and its shorter form Páidí were long used in Ireland as familiar forms of Pádraig. When Irish names were written down in English, such forms hardened into fixed surnames, and Ó Páidín and Mac Páidín appear in records under spellings like Padden, Padan, and Paden. The surname, in these spellings, is found in Ireland and Britain, and it also appears in North America.
Paden as a first name is a modern use of the surname, part of a general fashion in English-speaking countries for turning family names into given names. It looks and sounds like the group of names ending in -aden - Aiden, Caden, Jaden, Hayden, Brayden - but those have their own separate origins and do not share Paden's derivation. Paden is uncommon as a personal name, and there is no well-documented figure or event tied to its adoption.
How Popular is the Name Paden?
Paden has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1987. Its best rank was #1,092 in 1987.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | #17,149 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #15,759 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #12,719 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #16,041 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #12,002 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #16,280 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #19,126 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #11,278 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #10,620 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #10,006 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #16,612 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #15,941 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #15,589 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #11,101 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #8,694 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2001 | #11,792 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #14,544 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #9,307 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #10,873 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #8,186 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #15,214 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #7,928 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1994 | #11,426 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #8,525 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #14,886 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,551 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2024 | #5,376 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #7,616 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #5,374 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #4,888 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #3,891 | 27 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #4,306 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2018 | #4,701 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2017 | #3,650 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 2016 | #3,959 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #4,259 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2014 | #4,228 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #3,171 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 2012 | #2,943 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2011 | #3,092 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2010 | #2,389 | 53 | 0.0028% |
| 2009 | #2,440 | 53 | 0.0027% |
| 2008 | #2,284 | 58 | 0.0028% |
| 2007 | #2,960 | 40 | 0.0019% |
| 2006 | #2,437 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 2005 | #1,909 | 67 | 0.0034% |
| 2004 | #1,850 | 67 | 0.0034% |
| 2003 | #2,026 | 57 | 0.0029% |
| 2002 | #1,936 | 58 | 0.0030% |
| 2001 | #1,973 | 55 | 0.0028% |
| 2000 | #2,165 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 1999 | #1,984 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 1998 | #2,228 | 41 | 0.0021% |
| 1997 | #1,905 | 49 | 0.0026% |
| 1996 | #1,629 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 1995 | #1,725 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 1994 | #1,628 | 57 | 0.0030% |
| 1993 | #1,594 | 57 | 0.0029% |
| 1992 | #1,317 | 74 | 0.0037% |
| 1991 | #1,626 | 52 | 0.0026% |
| 1990 | #1,511 | 57 | 0.0028% |
| 1989 | #1,430 | 59 | 0.0029% |
| 1988 | #1,259 | 67 | 0.0035% |
| 1987 | #1,092 | 78 | 0.0042% |
| 1986 | #1,555 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1985 | #4,595 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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