How Many People Are Named Paladin?
An estimated 39 people in the United States have the first name Paladin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Paladin peaked in popularity in 2011 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paladin 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 Paladin paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Paladin is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
39
About 1 in 8,788,573 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2011
11 births
Total Registered
41
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paladin
Paladin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 41 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Paladin as a male name
Ranked #13,640 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 2011 (11 births)
Paladin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paladin span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 16 babies were registered. While Paladin is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Paladin by Decade
How has Paladin 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.
Paladin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paladin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paladin
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paladin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paladin?
We estimate approximately 39 people named Paladin 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 8,788,573 Americans share this first name.
Is Paladin a common name?
Paladin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 50.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 41 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paladin most popular?
Paladin reached peak popularity in 2011, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paladin is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paladin a male name?
Paladin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paladin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paladin Smith, Paladin Johnson, Paladin 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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