Fun Facts About the Name Paiden
- 264 babies named Paiden: U.S. records list 264 babies given the name Paiden from 1880 through 2025. Even 127 girls received the name Paiden.
What Does the Name Paiden Mean?
Paiden is a modern English name whose specific meaning is not firmly documented. It belongs to the large group of American spellings ending in -aiden or -aden, such as Aiden, Braden, and Brayden, and is usually treated as a variant within that sound family. If it is connected to the Irish surname Paden or Padden, its root would be Mac Páidín, "son of Páidín," a diminutive of Pádraig (Patrick); if instead it is an altered form of Braden, it would trace to the Irish bradán, "salmon." Neither derivation is documented for the spelling Paiden itself, so its literal meaning remains uncertain.
Paiden Name History & Origins
The spelling Paiden is recent and fits the pattern of American name coinages of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, when new spellings were built from familiar sound elements such as -aiden and -ayden. Those sounds descend largely from the Irish Aiden (from Aodhán, "little fire") and from surnames such as Braden and Brayden. Paiden is also close to the older surname Paden (also spelled Padden), from Mac Páidín, a patronymic meaning "son of little Patrick," long used in Ireland and among Irish emigrants. Whether today's given name Paiden grew out of that surname, out of Braden, or simply arose as a new combination of familiar sounds is not documented.
How Popular is the Name Paiden?
Paiden 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 2015. Its best rank was #5,455 in 2015.
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 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #13,115 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #17,364 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #15,459 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #15,761 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #9,350 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #11,697 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #8,932 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #8,999 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #11,927 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2010 | #9,657 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #11,279 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #15,082 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #16,615 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #15,944 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #12,976 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #13,638 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #13,811 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,769 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2020 | #11,637 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #11,772 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2018 | #11,779 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #10,490 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #10,441 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #5,455 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2014 | #6,537 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #6,160 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2012 | #6,219 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #10,491 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #10,676 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #10,728 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #13,875 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2006 | #13,492 | 5 | 0.0002% |
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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How the Name Paiden Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You have a power of expression, either in speaking or writing. You are in favor for studying and research. You are clever, clear-sighted and intellectual. You don't like to let others know your true feelings. You might be atheistic or agnostic. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
Dependable, very down-to-earth and well grounded, you are always looking for meaningful work, a career where you can take pride in your work and do the best job you are capable of. Your prime desire is to build protected and secure environment at home and at work. You can be very persuasive in achieving goals and gaining objectives. You can be very detailed and well-organized and possess great organizational skills. At times you may appear too stubborn and overly critical to others, but your practical approach to life and productivity makes you one of the most beneficent members of community.
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