ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 👧As Girl Name 1890 First Year 2023 Last Year 1990 Peak Year #1243 Peak Rank 4K Total Count 109 Years Active 👦As Boy Name 1881 First Year 2024 Last Year 1920 Peak Year #1208 Peak Rank 2K Total Count 109 Years Active Advertisement 🌍 ## Meaning & Origin of Page What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures. Page is a unisex given name. People with the name include:Page Belcher (1899–1980), American politician Page Cavanaugh (1922–2008), American jazz and pop pianist, vocalist and arranger Page Cortez, American politician and businessman Page Falkinburg, Jr., American retired professional wrestler Page Fletcher, Canadian actor Page Hamilton, American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer,… Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page%5F%28given%5Fname%29) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page%5F%28given%5Fname%29) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * English 📖 ## The Story of Page ### As a girl name Page first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1890, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1990: 133 births, good for #1,243 nationwide. About 25% of every Page on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Page last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s. ### As a boy name American parents first put Page on the record books as a boy name in 1881, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 36 Pages were born — ranking #1,208 that year. Page last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time Girls Boys ## Popularity by State 👧 Girls 👦 Boys ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Page Phonetically similar names — useful when Page is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Paige](/paige) * Pudge * Podge * Pge * Lbj * Pige * Padge * Poge * [Paj](/paj) * Pij * Pej * [Paje](/paje) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Page What does the name Page mean? Page is a unisex given name. People with the name include:Page Belcher (1899–1980), American politician Page Cavanaugh (1922–2008), American jazz and pop pianist, vocalist and arranger Page Cortez, American politician and businessman Page Falkinburg, Jr., American retired professional wrestler Page Fletcher, Canadian actor Page Hamilton, American guitarist, singer, songwriter and record producer,… What is the origin of the name Page? Page has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English. How popular is Page in 2026? In 2026, Page ranks #12,180 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year. When was Page most popular? Page reached its peak popularity in 1990, ranking #1,243 that year with 133 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Page most popular? Page has historically been most popular in Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Page. Is Page a unisex name? Yes — Page is used for both girls and boys in U.S. records, with about 72% of Pages assigned female and 28% assigned male historically. What names go well with Page? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Page include Carmelina, Ziva, Lashay. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names ### 👧 Similar Girl Names [👧CarmelinaPeak #1243](/carmelina)[👧ZivaPeak #1243](/ziva)[👧LashayPeak #1243](/lashay)[👧BatshevaPeak #1243](/batsheva) ### 👦 Similar Boy Names [👦IlyasPeak #1208](/ilyas)[👦SpencePeak #1207](/spence)[👦DerwoodPeak #1207](/derwood)[👦ChirstopherPeak #1207](/chirstopher) Advertisement ## About the name Page Page is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1890 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Page's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #1,243\. Use the chart and map above to compare Page's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1990 → ](/year/1990) * [ Names of the 1990s → ](/decade/1990s) * [ Names starting with "P" → ](/letter/p) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) * [ Browse unisex names → ](/names/unisex) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships. * Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — [Behind the Name ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides. Advertisement