Variant of Payton, meaning Paegas town or fighting mans estate
Paiden is a modern phonetic variant of the English surname Payton or Peyton. It likely derives from the Old English personal name Paega combined with 'tun', meaning an enclosure or settlement. While rare, it follows the popular trend of using surnames and '-den' ending names for both boys and girls.
Less common today
Paiden isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,485 in 2015.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
