Given name & surname
Paladin
“filled with wisdom”
Paladin is a variant of Palladin. One Greek interpretation is “filled with wisdom.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Paladin is a variant of Palladin. One Greek interpretation is “filled with wisdom.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Paladin is a variant of Palladin. An origin associated with Palladin is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Paladin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 41
- 41 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 11 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 boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 231 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.
Paladin’s family of names
Paladin has a related form in Palladin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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