Paiten
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "cute" or "dainty".
Name Census estimates that about 418 living Americans carry the first name Paiten. It is a predominantly female name (96.5% of registrations). The average person named Paiten today is around 20 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Paiten births was 2008 (42 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Paiten. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
418
~ 1 in 819,986 Americans
Peak year
2008
42 babies that year
Average age
20
years old
2009 SSA rank
#13,952
Tracked since 1992
Census
Paiten in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 395 people with the first name Paiten, which placed it at #24,413 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,413
National first-name rank
People counted
395
395 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
72.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Paiten
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Paiten is White at 72.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.9%) and Black (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Paiten described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Paiten at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White72.7% · 287
- Two or more races8.9% · 35
- Black or African American8.1% · 32
- Hispanic or Latino7.6% · 30
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.0% · 8
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 3
Gender
Gender distribution for Paiten
Paiten leans heavily female at 96.5% of total registrations, but 15 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Paiten as a male name
- Ranked #13,952 in 2009
- 5 male births in 2009
- Peak: 2007 (5 births)
Paiten as a female name
- Ranked #17,367 in 2019
- 5 female births in 2019
- Peak: 2008 (37 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Paiten leans strongly female. 353 people counted with this name were female (90.3%), compared with 38 male bearers (9.7%).
Popularity
Paiten: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Paiten from the 1990s through to the 2010s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 220 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2000s peak, Paiten remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Paiten by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Paiten during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Paitens live
Origin
Meaning and history of Paiten
The name Paiten is believed to have originated from the ancient Sumerian language, which was spoken in the region of Mesopotamia, now modern-day Iraq, around 3500 BC. It is derived from the Sumerian words "pa" meaning "to call" and "iten" meaning "heaven" or "sky", suggesting that the name may have been associated with a call to the heavens or a celestial connection.
The earliest recorded use of the name Paiten dates back to around 2500 BC, where it was found inscribed on clay tablets discovered in the ruins of the ancient Sumerian city of Ur. These tablets were part of the cuneiform writing system used by the Sumerians, and the name Paiten was often associated with religious or spiritual contexts.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Paiten was a high priestess who served in the temple of the Sumerian goddess Inanna in the city of Uruk, around 2300 BC. Her name was recorded on various temple inscriptions and artifacts, indicating her importance in the religious and cultural life of the time.
During the Neo-Babylonian period, around 600 BC, a scholar and scribe named Paiten was renowned for his work in preserving and translating ancient Sumerian texts. His contributions were instrumental in maintaining the rich literary and cultural heritage of Mesopotamia.
In the 5th century AD, a Christian monk and scholar named Paiten lived in the city of Edessa, which is now located in modern-day Turkey. He was known for his extensive knowledge of ancient languages and his work in translating important religious texts into Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic.
Another notable figure named Paiten was a Persian poet and mystic who lived in the 12th century AD. His poetry, which explored themes of spirituality and the divine, was highly influential in the Persian literary tradition and is still studied and celebrated today.
While the name Paiten may have fallen out of common use in recent centuries, it holds a rich historical significance, dating back to the earliest civilizations of Mesopotamia and carrying a connection to ancient religious and cultural traditions.
People
Paiten + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Paiten as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with P
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Paiten: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paiten?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 418 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Paiten going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 819,986 US residents.
Is Paiten a common name?
We classify Paiten as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 424 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Paiten most popular?
The single biggest year for Paiten was 2008, when 42 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Paiten is about 20 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Paiten in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 395 people with the name Paiten, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,413 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Paiten in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Paiten?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Paiten leans strongly female. 353 people counted with this name were female (90.3%), compared with 38 male bearers (9.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Paiten?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Paiten is White at 72.7%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (8.9%) and Black (8.1%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Paiten most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Paiten in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.7% (287 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Paiten in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Paiten a female name?
Yes, 96.5% of people registered as Paiten in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Paiten still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Paiten in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Paiten can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Paiten?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Paiten on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.