Masculine dossier · first seen 1985

Paden

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Paden
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1987

Peak era

1987

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1985Peak 19872024

Peak year

1987

Decline from peak

76.9%

2024

All-time

1,766

Paden is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1987, when 78 boys were named Paden.

In 2024, only 18 boys were given the name.

Down 76.9% from its peak.

All told, about 1,766 Americans have been named Paden and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1985.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1987

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