Paden

Paden is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Paden are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleMedium

Male 89%Female 11%

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 89% male / 11% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 1,627 male / 193 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Paden

To address Paden when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Paden," in English, "Guten Tag Paden," in German. About 89% of people named Paden are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Paden,

German

Guten Tag Paden,

French

Bonjour Paden,

Spanish

Estimado/a Paden:

Chinese

Paden您好：

Japanese

Paden様

English

Hi Paden,

German

Hi Paden,

French

Salut Paden,

Spanish

Hola Paden,

Chinese

Paden你好：

Japanese

Padenさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Paden by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	man's name	89%

United States birth data

1,627 male · 193 female · 1,820 births recorded

Male 89%Female 11%

Since 1980: 89% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Paden a male or female name?

Paden is a unisex given name: about 89% of people named Paden are men and 11% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Paden in an email?

Is Paden a unisex name?

Paden is not a unisex name: 89% of people named Paden are men. Paden leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Paden a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/paden (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_paden,
  title  = {Is Paden a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/paden},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}