Paige
Say it: PAYJ/peɪd͡ʒ/
GirlMeans page, a young attendant5 letters1 syllable
#173
in Ireland (2025)
#176 with spellings combined
27
babies in 2025
#84
best rank (2021)
995
babies since 1991
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10-year rank change
Paige through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #176 |
| 2024 | 30 | #155 |
| 2023 | 37 | #127 |
| 2022 | 39 | #137 |
| 2021 | 66 | #84 |
| 2020 | 55 | #100 |
| 2019 | 45 | #126 |
| 2018 | 46 | #124 |
| 2017 | 51 | #118 |
| 2016 | 52 | #116 |
| 2015 | 52 | #121 |
| 2014 | 49 | #120 |
| 2013 | 45 | #136 |
| 2012 | 39 | #146 |
| 2011 | 38 | #159 |
| 2010 | 23 | #236 |
| 2009 | 35 | #172 |
| 2008 | 25 | #222 |
| 2007 | 23 | #215 |
| 2006 | 21 | #210 |
| 2005 | 29 | #155 |
| 2004 | 20 | #197 |
| 2003 | 19 | #200 |
| 2002 | 22 | #176 |
| 2001 | 10 | #302 |
| 2000 | 12 | #261 |
| 1999 | 10 | #267 |
| 1998 | 7 | #319 |
| 1997 | 5 | #440 |
| 1996 | 20 | #204 |
| 1995 | 12 | #272 |
| 1994 | 11 | #282 |
| 1993 | 7 | #356 |
| 1992 | 10 | #305 |
| 1991 | 3 | #515 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
★ What does Paige mean?
Page, a young attendant
English, from the surname Page, an occupational name for a page or attendant.
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PAYJ
The story of Paige
Paige is a spelling of the English surname Page. The surname came from the job of a page, a boy who served as an attendant in a noble household. The word reached English through French. Further back it may come from a Greek word for a boy, though some scholars doubt this and suggest other roots. Like many surnames, it later became a first name, and it caught on for girls in the United States during the 20th century.
Paige reached the CSO list in Ireland in 1991. It grew slowly through the 2000s and 2010s, and had its best year in 2021, with 66 girls. That year it was number 84 in the combined ranking, and 85th on the official CSO list.
It has been more popular in Northern Ireland, where it reached number 53 in 2015.
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Sources
- Wiktionary: Paige (English proper noun)
- Wikipedia: Paige (name)
- CSO VSA60, Girls Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
- NISRA, Baby Names in Northern Ireland
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Paige | 27 | 995 |
In Northern Ireland
#161 in 2025 with 11 babies. Best rank #53 (2015); 587 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.