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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Paije with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Paije in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 222 people with the first name Paije, which placed it at #35,960 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,960
National first-name rank
People counted
222
222 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
49.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Paije
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Paije is White at 49.1%. The next largest groups are Black (32.9%) and Two or More Races (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Paije described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Paije at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White49.1% · 109
- Black or African American32.9% · 73
- Two or more races8.1% · 18
- Hispanic or Latino7.2% · 16
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 4
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 2
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.
How common was Paije in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 222 people with the name Paije, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,960 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Paije in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Paije?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Paije appears almost entirely female. Of the 224 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Paije?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Paije is White at 49.1%. The next largest groups are Black (32.9%) and Two or More Races (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Paije most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Paije in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.1% (109 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Paije in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Paije still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Paije in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Paije can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How common is the name Paije?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many people share the name Paije at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.