Boys' name · since 1958
Paal
Paal has 14 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1958 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,919 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1958
- 1950s
- peak decade
Paal is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 14 have been recorded since 1958.
Social Security Administration records show Paal recorded 14 times among boys since 1958, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1959.
- #31,919 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 1958
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paal ranks #31,919 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1958, peaking in the 1950s.
- #31,919 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1958
- 1950s
- peak decade
Paal's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Paal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paal splits its recorded history at 1959: 36% of all births land in the more recent half, 64% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1959 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1958 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1959
- Peak year (1958)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
Paal by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (14 births, 100% of the file).
1950s was Paal's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Paal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Paal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~1 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1958–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Paal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.