How Many People Are Named Paeton?
An estimated 520 people in the United States have the first name Paeton. It is used for both genders, with 83.7% female. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Paeton peaked in popularity in 2008 with 47 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paeton 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 Paeton paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
520
About 1 in 659,143 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
83.7% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2008
47 births
Total Registered
527
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paeton
Paeton is predominantly female (83.7%), though 86 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Paeton as a male name
Ranked #13,525 in 2015
5 male births in 2015
Peak: 2010 (12 births)
Paeton as a female name
Ranked #10,886 in 2020
9 female births in 2020
Peak: 2008 (38 births)
Paeton: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paeton span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 245 babies were registered. Paeton has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paeton by Decade
How has Paeton 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.
Paeton by State
Paeton + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paeton as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paeton
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paeton: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paeton?
We estimate approximately 520 people named Paeton 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 659,143 Americans share this first name.
Is Paeton a common name?
Paeton is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 527 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paeton most popular?
Paeton reached peak popularity in 2008, when 47 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paeton is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paeton a female name?
Paeton is predominantly female. 83.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paeton Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paeton Smith, Paeton Johnson, Paeton 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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