Paige

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Paige: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Paige: Recorded every year since 1990, it reached #11 in 2005, and it stood at #173 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
149times a registrar ranked it
36years from first to last
#11highest recorded position
29groupings it qualifies for
28names it appears alongside

What stands out in Paige's record

Held a top-100 place for 29 years running. Names by top-100 run
England and Wales registered 2,052 births with the name in 1996, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Held at least one birth in every 2,000 for 21 years. Names by sustained share
Appears alongside 28 other names across 6 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#28
1997	#32
1998	#32
1999	#41
2000	#42
2001	#46
2002	#51
2003	#45
2004	#40
2005	#45
2006	#46
2007	#55
2008	#59
2009	#65
2010	#63
2011	#70
2012	#80
2013	#98
2014	#104
2015	#108
2016	#111
2017	#139
2018	#167
2019	#206
2020	#189
2021	#202
2022	#302
2023	#306
2024	#388

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1991 to 2025.

In 2024: #154 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #164 among girls in Scotland, #388 among girls in England and Wales, #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1990–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1990
First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1991–2021
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1991–2021).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #173 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Paige appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, with 35 ranked years and 995 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Girls, from 1990.

Paige across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Paige's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#515 (1991)	#85 (2021)	#173 (2025)	35 of 35	995 (1991–2025)	66 (2021)
New Zealand · Girls	#91 (1991)	#11 (2005)	#89 (2021)	30 of 31	3,858 (1991–2021)	195 (2009)
England and Wales · Girls	#28 (1996)	#28 (1996)	#388 (2024)	29 of 29	24,717 (1996–2024)	2,052 (1996)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#127 (1997)	#53 (2015)	#407 (2024)	28 of 28	576 (1997–2024)	42 (2015)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#100 (1990)	#29 (2004)	#93 (2016)	26 of 27	3,227 (1990–2016)	184 (2004)

Paige by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Paige in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	85	9 of 10	9
2000s	216	10 of 10	22
2010sbusiest	440	10 of 10	44
2020s	254	6 of 10	42

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 44 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2021 and 2022, when recorded births fell by 27, from 66 to 39.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Paige appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #11 in New Zealand in 2005.

Paige's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#388	112	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#306	142	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#302	148	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#202	252	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#189	261	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#206	241	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#167	321	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#139	387	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#111	505	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#108	531	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#104	537	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#98	572	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#80	715	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#70	811	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#63	956	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#65	944	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#59	1,064	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#55	1,167	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#46	1,266	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#45	1,290	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#40	1,293	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#45	1,161	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#51	1,040	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#46	1,083	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#42	1,163	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#41	1,313	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#32	1,687	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#32	1,703	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#28	2,052	High	Verified
2016	New South Wales, Australia	female	#93	78	Insufficient	Not yet available
2015	New South Wales, Australia	female	#95	77	Insufficient	Not yet available
2014	New South Wales, Australia	female	#76	94	Insufficient	Not yet available
2013	New South Wales, Australia	female	#83	83	Insufficient	Not yet available
2012	New South Wales, Australia	female	#81	90	Insufficient	Not yet available
2011	New South Wales, Australia	female	#65	104	Insufficient	Not yet available
2010	New South Wales, Australia	female	#74	92	Insufficient	Not yet available
2009	New South Wales, Australia	female	#52	130	Insufficient	Not yet available
2008	New South Wales, Australia	female	#47	141	Insufficient	Not yet available
2007	New South Wales, Australia	female	#57	127	Insufficient	Not yet available
2006	New South Wales, Australia	female	#48	132	Insufficient	Not yet available
2005	New South Wales, Australia	female	#36	165	Insufficient	Not yet available
2004	New South Wales, Australia	female	#29	184	Insufficient	Not yet available
2003	New South Wales, Australia	female	#33	183	Insufficient	Not yet available
2002	New South Wales, Australia	female	#43	151	Insufficient	Not yet available
2001	New South Wales, Australia	female	#76	100	Insufficient	Not yet available
2000	New South Wales, Australia	female	#74	113	Insufficient	Not yet available
1999	New South Wales, Australia	female	#60	127	Insufficient	Not yet available
1998	New South Wales, Australia	female	#61	128	Insufficient	Not yet available
1997	New South Wales, Australia	female	#61	136	Insufficient	Not yet available
1996	New South Wales, Australia	female	#47	163	Insufficient	Not yet available
1995	New South Wales, Australia	female	#58	136	Insufficient	Not yet available
1994	New South Wales, Australia	female	#54	140	Insufficient	Not yet available
1993	New South Wales, Australia	female	#57	144	Insufficient	Not yet available
1992	New South Wales, Australia	female	#62	120	Insufficient	Not yet available
1990	New South Wales, Australia	female	#100	89	Insufficient	Not yet available
2021	New Zealand	female	#89	47	High	Verified
2020	New Zealand	female	#87	45	High	Verified
2018	New Zealand	female	#82	47	High	Verified
2017	New Zealand	female	#43	84	High	Verified
2016	New Zealand	female	#42	85	High	Verified
2015	New Zealand	female	#42	89	High	Verified
2014	New Zealand	female	#24	106	High	Verified
2013	New Zealand	female	#22	130	High	Verified
2012	New Zealand	female	#20	158	High	Verified
2011	New Zealand	female	#19	152	High	Verified
2010	New Zealand	female	#18	176	High	Verified
2009	New Zealand	female	#14	195	High	Verified
2008	New Zealand	female	#23	146	High	Verified
2007	New Zealand	female	#20	163	High	Verified
2006	New Zealand	female	#16	167	High	Verified
2005	New Zealand	female	#11	180	High	Verified
2004	New Zealand	female	#15	187	High	Verified
2003	New Zealand	female	#12	190	High	Verified
2002	New Zealand	female	#14	173	High	Verified
2001	New Zealand	female	#25	128	High	Verified
2000	New Zealand	female	#20	140	High	Verified
1999	New Zealand	female	#22	134	High	Verified
1998	New Zealand	female	#27	126	High	Verified
1997	New Zealand	female	#21	157	High	Verified
1996	New Zealand	female	#21	154	High	Verified
1995	New Zealand	female	#37	115	High	Verified
1994	New Zealand	female	#33	140	High	Verified
1993	New Zealand	female	#47	112	High	Verified
1992	New Zealand	female	#65	76	High	Verified
1991	New Zealand	female	#91	56	High	Verified
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#407	3	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#264	6	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#162	12	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#152	15	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#119	17	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#243	7	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#119	20	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#99	23	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#102	24	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#53	42	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#94	25	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#124	18	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#106	23	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#147	15	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#101	25	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#70	34	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#69	34	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#79	26	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#70	31	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#65	31	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#108	17	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#125	15	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#106	18	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#106	18	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#106	19	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#104	20	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#105	21	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#127	17	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#173	27	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#154	30	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#126	37	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#137	39	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#85	66	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#99	55	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#123	45	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#120	46	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#118	51	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#116	52	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#121	52	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#120	49	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#136	45	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#146	39	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#159	38	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#236	23	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#172	35	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#222	25	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#215	23	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#210	21	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#155	29	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#197	20	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#200	19	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#176	22	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#302	10	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#261	12	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#267	10	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#319	7	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#440	5	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#204	20	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#272	12	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#282	11	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#356	7	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#304	10	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#515	3	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#164	25	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1990 and 2025, ranked in 36 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #11, first reached in 2005.

It held a top-100 place in 31 years, 29 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 2,052 births, registered in England and Wales in 1996.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1991, and 34 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Padraigh · #202, 30y
Paidi · #84, 21y
Paighton · #1483, 24y
Paislee · #1472, 11y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Bonnie · #11, 33y
Harrison · #13, 34y
Maddison · #13, 34y
Rosie · #9, 33y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Aria · #11, 30y
Bethany · #11, 33y
Bonnie · #11, 33y
Finlay · #11, 30y

Comparisons involving Paige

Existing comparison pages where Paige and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Paige in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Natasha vs Paige
In 1996 they stood at #33 and #28 in England and Wales · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2024 they were #1262 and #388.
Natasha · Paige · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Paige vs Chelsea
In 1996 they stood at #28 and #34 in England and Wales · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2024 they were #388 and #1230.
Paige · Chelsea · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Danielle vs Paige
In 1996 they stood at #20 and #28 in England and Wales · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2024 they were #934 and #388.
Danielle · Paige · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking

Closest long-running positions

Names that stayed close to Paige within one registrar's list over many years. A gap measured inside that list, never across registrars.

Holly vs Paige
Across 28 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Holly and Paige averaged 12.1 places apart, ending at #78 and #87.
Holly · Paige · 28 shared years, 1991–2020 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2020 New Zealand ranking
Paige vs Madison
Across 27 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Paige and Madison averaged 12.5 places apart, ending at #89 and #44.
Paige · Madison · 27 shared years, 1994–2021 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2021 New Zealand ranking
Paige vs Molly
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Paige and Molly averaged 12.9 places apart, ending at #93 and #96.
Paige · Molly · 21 shared years, 1996–2016 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2016 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Paige and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Melissa vs Paige
In New Zealand · Girls, Paige moved into the top 50 at #21 in 1996 as Melissa fell out of it to #53, having been #34 the year before.
Melissa · Paige · 12 shared years, 1991–2002 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1996 New Zealand ranking
Katie vs Paige
In New Zealand · Girls, Paige moved into the top 50 at #33 in 1994 as Katie fell out of it to #55, having been #41 the year before.
Katie · Paige · 22 shared years, 1991–2014 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1994 New Zealand ranking
Paige vs Zara
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Zara moved into the top 50 at #33 in 2007 as Paige fell out of it to #57, having been #48 the year before.
Paige · Zara · 14 shared years, 2001–2016 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2007 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Pairs involving Paige measured in New Zealand's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Paige at its highest position.

Charlotte vs Paige
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Charlotte #1 in 2006, Paige #11 in 2005.
Charlotte · Paige · 30 shared years, 1991–2021 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2006 New Zealand ranking
Ella vs Paige
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Ella #1 in 2007, Paige #11 in 2005.
Ella · Paige · 27 shared years, 1993–2021 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2007 New Zealand ranking
Emma vs Paige
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Emma #1 in 2003, Paige #11 in 2005.
Emma · Paige · 30 shared years, 1991–2021 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2005 New Zealand ranking

New Zealand overview→

Paige was ranked #11 in New Zealand · Girls in 2005. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Paige and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Paige without appearing here.

Paige moved ahead of

Emilie Compare
In 2010 they stood at #236 and #236 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2011 that had become #159 and #550.
Roisin Compare
In 2017 they stood at #118 and #37 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2018 that had become #120 and #474.
Katrina Compare
In 1999 they stood at #440 and #394 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2000 that had become #261 and #536.
Rita Compare
In 1999 they stood at #440 and #304 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2000 that had become #261 and #536.

Moved ahead of Paige

Maja Compare
In 2023 they stood at #162 and #354 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2024 that had become #407 and #253.
Blake Compare
In 2023 they stood at #264 and #391 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2024 that had become #407 and #288.
Emilie Compare
In 2023 they stood at #264 and #328 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2024 that had become #407 and #288.
Renee Compare
In 2023 they stood at #162 and #354 in Northern Ireland · Girls; by 2024 that had become #407 and #288.

Moved the opposite way to Paige

Aisling Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Paige went from #515 to #173 while Aisling went from #8 to #180.
Alison Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Paige went from #515 to #173 while Alison went from #39 to #213.
Amanda Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Paige went from #515 to #173 while Amanda went from #39 to #608.
Andrea Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Paige went from #515 to #173 while Andrea went from #100 to #304.

Moved the same way as Paige

Amelia Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Paige went from #515 to #173 and Amelia from #457 to #12.
Annie Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Paige went from #515 to #173 and Annie from #250 to #33.
Ava Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Paige went from #515 to #173 and Ava from #457 to #26.
Bonnie Compare
Between 1991 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Paige went from #515 to #173 and Bonnie from #393 to #64.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1990 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #11 in New Zealand in 2005. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Paige

Paige at a glance

What stands out in Paige's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Paige across 5 official records

Paige by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Paige appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Comparisons involving Paige

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Names published alongside Paige

Paige and the names beside it

Paige moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Paige

Moved the opposite way to Paige

Moved the same way as Paige

Paige at a glance

What stands out in Paige's record

Paige across 5 official records

Paige by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Paige appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Comparisons involving Paige

Longest shared records

Closest long-running positions

Order changes

Compared inside New Zealand lists

Names published alongside Paige

Paige and the names beside it

Paige moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Paige

Moved the opposite way to Paige

Moved the same way as Paige