How Many People Are Named Padgett?
An estimated 8 people in the United States have the first name Padgett. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Padgett peaked in popularity in 1948 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Padgett as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Padgett paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Padgett is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
8
About 1 in 42,844,292 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1948
5 births
Total Registered
10
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Padgett
Padgett is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 10 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Padgett as a female name
Ranked #14,887 in 1992
5 female births in 1992
Peak: 1948 (5 births)
Padgett: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Padgett span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 5 babies were registered. Padgett remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Padgett by Decade
How has Padgett tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Padgett + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Padgett as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Padgett
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Padgett: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Padgett?
We estimate approximately 8 people named Padgett are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 42,844,292 Americans share this first name.
Is Padgett a common name?
Padgett is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 24.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 10 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Padgett most popular?
Padgett reached peak popularity in 1948, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Padgett is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Padgett a female name?
Padgett is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Padgett Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Padgett Smith, Padgett Johnson, Padgett Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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