Given name
Pageant
“a dramatic woman”
Pageant is used as a given name. One American interpretation is “a dramatic woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a dramatic woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1967. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pageant through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1967. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pageant’s family of names
Pageant has a related form in Padgeant. Pageant has a related form in Padgent. Pageant has a related form in Pagent.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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