Total births
14
Recorded 1958–1959 Boys' name Peak 1958 14 births
Paal — boys' name
14 babies named Paal in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1950s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Paal was born in this single decade.
1958
Single peak year
9 babies were named Paal in 1958 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Paal
The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Paal between 1958 and 1959, spanning 2 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paal currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 9 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Paal performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Paal in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 14 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Paal at a glance
Last recorded 1959Peak year
1958
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1958
Paal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1958
- Peak year (1958)
- 9
- Annual births at peak — across 2 years of records
Paal by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 14 births that decade — 100% of Paal's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Paal? ▼
14 babies have been named Paal since 1958. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1958 with 9 births.
When was Paal most popular? ▼
Paal was most popular in the 1950s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
How long has the name Paal been used? ▼
Paal has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 2 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Paal? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paarth, Paari. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.