Paden is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1992 and has since faded.
Paden is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,551 for boy births in the United States (and #11,714 across all names), given to 17 babies. Paden first appears in 1985 and peaked in 1987 (78 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,551 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,390 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | — | #7,620 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #17,160 | #5,376 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,890 |
| 2020 | 27 | 27 | — | #3,892 |
| 2019 | 24 | 24 | — | #4,308 |
| 2018 | 21 | 21 | — | #4,701 |
| 2017 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,650 |
| 2016 | 33 | 33 | #15,764 | #3,960 |
| 2015 | 32 | 32 | #12,721 | #4,259 |
| 2014 | 30 | 30 | #16,044 | #4,228 |
| 2013 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,171 |
| 2012 | 49 | 49 | #12,003 | #2,943 |
| 2011 | 43 | 43 | #16,280 | #3,092 |
| 2010 | 58 | 58 | #19,129 | #2,389 |
| 2009 | 63 | 63 | #11,281 | #2,440 |
| 2008 | 69 | 69 | #10,623 | #2,284 |
| 2007 | 52 | 52 | #10,006 | #2,960 |
| 2006 | 57 | 57 | #16,612 | #2,437 |
| 2005 | 73 | 73 | #15,944 | #1,909 |
| 2004 | 73 | 73 | #15,590 | #1,850 |
| 2003 | 66 | 66 | #11,101 | #2,026 |
| 2002 | 70 | 70 | #8,694 | #1,936 |
| 2001 | 63 | 63 | #11,792 | #1,973 |
| 2000 | 53 | 53 | #14,544 | #2,165 |
| 1999 | 59 | 59 | #9,307 | #1,984 |
| 1998 | 49 | 49 | #10,873 | #2,228 |
| 1997 | 60 | — | #8,186 | #1,905 |
| 1996 | 65 | — | #15,214 | #1,629 |
| 1995 | 63 | — | #7,928 | #1,725 |
| 1994 | 64 | — | #11,426 | #1,628 |
| 1993 | 67 | — | #8,524 | #1,594 |
| 1992 | 79 | — | #14,887 | #1,317 |
| 1991 | 52 | — | — | #1,626 |
| 1990 | 57 | — | — | #1,511 |
| 1989 | 59 | — | — | #1,430 |
| 1988 | 67 | — | — | #1,259 |
| 1987 | 78 | — | — | #1,092 |
| 1986 | 43 | — | — | #1,555 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | — | #4,595 |