Pagan
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Latin
Pagan is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “rustic, rural”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Pagan mean?
Latin
“rustic, rural”
A male given name from Latin.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Pagan a girl's or a boy's name?
Pagan is a girls' name.
How popular is Pagan in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Pagan in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2008. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Pagan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 4 | #5,058 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 6 | #3,589 |
| 2007 | 11 | #2,198 |
| 2006 | 13 | #1,860 |
| 2005 | 9 | #2,360 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 13 | #1,649 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 9 | #1,974 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 8 | #2,089 |
| 1998 | 14 | #1,417 |
| 1997 | 8 | #2,073 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
Names like Pagan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Priya Simran Amrit Pranshi Anya Prabhleen Krishvi Radhika Dhriti Takshvi Nirvi Avneet
More Latin names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Pagan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pagan, updated 20 October 2026.