Paije
A feminine name of unknown origin, potentially a variant of Paige.
Name Census estimates that about 227 living Americans carry the first name Paije. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Paije today is around 25 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Paije births was 1995 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Paije. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
227
~ 1 in 1,509,931 Americans
Peak year
1995
19 babies that year
Average age
25
years old
2022 SSA rank
#17,153
Tracked since 1991
Popularity
Paije: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Paije from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 113 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Paije by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Paije during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Paije
The given name Paije is thought to have originated from the Sanskrit language, which was the ancient literary language of the Indian subcontinent. The name is believed to be derived from the Sanskrit word "Paija," which means "protector" or "guardian." It is believed to have been in use as a personal name since the 5th century BCE.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Paije can be found in the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata, where it is mentioned as the name of a warrior who fought alongside the Pandava princes during the great Kurukshetra war. This epic is dated to around the 4th century BCE.
In the 3rd century BCE, there is a record of a Buddhist monk named Paije who traveled to present-day Sri Lanka to spread the teachings of Buddhism. He is credited with establishing several monasteries in the island nation.
During the Gupta Empire, which ruled over a significant portion of the Indian subcontinent between the 3rd and 6th centuries CE, the name Paije was relatively popular among the ruling class. One notable figure was Paije Gupta, a minister in the court of King Chandragupta II, who lived from 375 to 415 CE.
In the 9th century CE, there was a famous poet and scholar from Kashmir, India, named Paije Pandit. He is known for his contributions to the field of Sanskrit literature and poetry.
Another notable figure with the name Paije was a Rajput warrior who lived in the 12th century CE. He fought alongside the legendary Prithviraj Chauhan, the King of Delhi, and is mentioned in several historical accounts of the period for his bravery on the battlefield.
People
Paije + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Paije: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paije?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 227 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Paije going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,509,931 US residents.
Is Paije a common name?
We classify Paije as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 232 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Paije most popular?
The single biggest year for Paije was 1995, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Paije is about 25 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Paije a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Paije in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.