Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Paetyn isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1996. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Paetyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,098
- 11 boys · 1,087 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 90 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,857 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −50%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,857 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 50.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 90 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 858 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Paetyn’s family of names
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
Similar names
If you love Paetyn, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.