The first name Paige
A girl’s name from French meaning “servant”, “boy”, “lad”.
Pronounced /peɪd͡ʒ/ 1 syllable Female Also a surname
Meaning and origin
French origin
Paige means “servant”, “boy”, “lad” in French.
Variant of Page, from page, from Old French page, possibly via Old Italian paggio, from Late Latin pagius (“servant”), probably from Ancient Greek παιδίον (paidíon, “boy, lad”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”); some sources consider this unlikely and suggest instead Latin pagus (“countryside”), in sense of "boy from the rural regions".
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 68 girls were named Paige, making it the 580th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 1996, with 2,052 births (#28).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Paige with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Paige at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 884 girls born in the United States were named Paige, the 346th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2003, when 5,758 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Paige
20 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Paige TurcoAmerican actress, born 1965
- Paige O'HaraAmerican actress, born 1956
- Paige BueckersAmerican basketball player (born 2001)
- Paige VanZantAmerican mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and television personality, born 1994
- Paige MaddenAmerican swimmer, born 1998
- Paige McPhersonAmerican taekwondo practitioner, born 1990
- Paige SparaActress, born 1989
- Paige HauschildAmerican water polo player, born 1999
- Paige HurdAmerican actress, born 1992
- Paige SpiranacAmerican golfer and model, born 1993
- Paige GrecoAustralian Paralympic cyclist (1997–2025)
- Paige HowardAmerican actress, born 1985
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Paige mean?
- Paige means “servant”, “boy”, “lad” in French.
- What is the origin of the name Paige?
- Variant of Page, from page, from Old French page, possibly via Old Italian paggio, from Late Latin pagius (“servant”), probably from Ancient Greek παιδίον (paidíon, “boy, lad”), from παῖς (paîs, “child”); some sources consider this unlikely and suggest instead Latin pagus (“countryside”), in sense…
- How popular is the name Paige?
- In 2025, 68 girls born in England and Wales were named Paige, ranking 580th. Its peak was 1996, with 2,052 births.
- Is Paige a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 148,069 US babies named Paige since 1880 were girls.
- When was Paige most popular?
- 2003 in the United States, when 5,758 babies were named Paige, its highest rank at 47th.
- How do you pronounce Paige?
- Paige is /peɪd͡ʒ/, one syllable.
- What are other spellings of Paige?
- Page.
- Is Paige also a surname?
- Yes. Paige is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.