How to say it
PAIGE
peɪdʒ
Feminine
Paige
Young attendant
What it means
An English occupational surname for a page, a youth who served in a noble household.
Paige comes from the word page, a young attendant or servant in a medieval great house, which traces back through French to the Greek pais, 'child.' It settled as a surname and then turned into a crisp, modern feminine first name through the 1990s and 2000s. The i-spelling is the usual one for the name; Page without it is the plainer surname. Clean and one syllable.
How to spell Paige
The standard spelling is Paige. Common variants include Page, Payge, Paege, but Paige is the most widely used form.
Popularity over time
peaked at #47 in 2003, currently #346 in 2025.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, names given to at least 5 babies in a year, 1880–2025. Reviewed July 2026. See where the names are moving
Heads-up notes
- Spelling
Paige is the standard given-name spelling; Page is the barer surname form.
Who's worn it
Historical figures, characters, and public faces who share the name. The cultural surface, for whatever weight you want to give it.
- Paige O'Hara American actress and singer who voiced Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast
Spelling variants
- Page
- Payge
- Paege
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Common questions
- What does the name Paige mean?
- An English occupational surname for a page, a youth who served in a noble household.
- What does Paige mean in English?
- In English, Paige means "Young attendant." Paige comes from the word page, a young attendant or servant in a medieval great house, which traces back through French to the Greek pais, 'child.' It settled as a surname and then turned into a crisp, modern feminine first name through the 1990s and 2000s. The i-spelling is the usual one for the name; Page without it is the plainer surname. Clean and one syllable.
- How do you pronounce Paige?
- Paige is pronounced peɪdʒ. Say it as PAIGE, with the stress on the "paige" syllable.
- How do you spell Paige?
- The standard spelling is Paige. Common spelling variants include Page, Payge, Paege.
- Is Paige a boy or girl name?
- Paige is traditionally a feminine name.
- How popular is the name Paige?
- Paige ranked #346 in the U.S. in 2025, according to Social Security Administration data.