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Paiden

♂ Boy

Pronounced PAY-din /ˈpeɪd.ɪn/Medium

Meaning: Paiden is an invented spelling in the Payden and Peyton family, all resting on the English surname Peyton, a place name meaning 'Paega's farm.' The ai spelling gives the trendy boy's name a fresh, custom look while keeping the familiar sound.Low

In 30 seconds: Paiden respells Payden and Peyton, from an English place-name surname. It rode the -aden trend and stayed rare (said PAY-din).
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Origin LowEnglish, American
MeaningPaiden is an invented spelling in the Payden and Peyton family, all resting on the English surname Peyton, a place name meaning 'Paega's farm.' The ai spelling gives the trendy boy's name a fresh, custom look while keeping the familiar sound.
U.S. rank (2023)#13638 ↗ Rising
2023 U.S. births5 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2015
Total births (all-time)≈ 137

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 201520062023

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Paiden is a modern respelling linked to Payden and Peyton, an English surname from a place name meaning 'Paega's estate' or farm. Handed on as a first name and restyled with an ai, it caught the -aden wave that filled American nurseries. Paiden is one of its rarer spellings and has never been common.

This spelling was never common, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak around 2015, and it stayed rare. A boy named Paiden then is still a child today.

Did you know? Paiden sits with Peyton, Payton and Payden in the huge two-thousands vogue for -ayden and -aden boys' names built from surnames and invented spellings.
Overall data confidence 28%
References - Paiden — Respelling of Payden/Peyton (English surname, 'Paega's farm')

Variations

PaydenPeytonPayton

Nicknames

PaiDenny

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If you like Paiden…

Payden— the base spelling Paiden varies
Peyton— the surname parent behind it
Braden— a like -aden trend boy's name
Kaden— shares the rhyming -aden sound

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Paiden mean?

It respells Payden and Peyton, an English surname from a place meaning 'Paega's farm.'

How do you pronounce Paiden?

It is said PAY-din /ˈpeɪd.ɪn/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Paiden a boy or girl name?

Paiden is used here as a boy's name, though Peyton is given to both.

How popular is Paiden?

It has always been rare, given to only about twenty boys a year at its peak in the mid twenty-tens.

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