Given name & surname
Paige
“a young assistant”·“a man from the country”
In English use, Paige has a related form in Page. One English interpretation is “a young assistant.” Paige is a variant of Pagan. One Latin interpretation is “a man from the country.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Paige has a related form in Page. One English interpretation is “a young assistant.” Paige is a variant of Pagan. One Latin interpretation is “a man from the country.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Paige has a related form in Page. An origin associated with Page is English. Paige is a variant of Pagan. An origin associated with Pagan is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Paige developed from pagus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Paige through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 148,069
- 1,335 boys · 146,734 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 5,763 babies
- 2025
- 884
- #346 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 884 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 346 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 5,758 in 2003. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (93). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 133,478 as a first name in 2020; 19,531 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Paige’s family of names
In English usage, Paige developed from the Latin form pagus. In English usage, Paige has a related form in Page. Paige has a related form in Pagan.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Paige
- Paige TurcoAmerican actressborn 1965
- Paige BueckersAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
- Paige VanZantAmerican mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and television personalityborn 1994
- Paige MaddenAmerican swimmerborn 1998
- Paige McPhersonAmerican taekwondo practitionerborn 1990
- Paige Sparaactressborn 1989
- Paige HauschildAmerican water polo playerborn 1999
- Paige SpiranacAmerican model and golferborn 1993
- Paige SatchellNew Zealand association football playerborn 1998
Characters named Paige: Paige Matthews (Charmed).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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