Girls' name · since 1920
Pabla
Pabla has 51 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1928 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pabla sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 51 recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pabla has been recorded 51 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1948.
- #34,861 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pabla ranks #34,861 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,861 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pabla's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Pabla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pabla's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pabla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1948
- Peak year (1928)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Pabla by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (41 births, 80% of the file).
1920s was Pabla's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 80% of all-time use.
Pabla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
41 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 41 births (80% of all-time use).
Pabla by state
Where Pabla concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 13 | 25.5% |
13 of 51 births nationwide.
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- Pabla's decade-level peak was the 1920s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Pablas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pabla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1920–1948 (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 Pabla 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.