Recorded 1920–1948 Girls' name Peak 1928 51 births

Pabla — girls' name

51 babies named Pabla in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s411940s10
1920s
Peak decade

80% of everyone ever named Pabla was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

9 babies were named Pabla in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pabla

The Social Security Administration has registered 51 babies named Pabla between 1920 and 1948, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pabla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1948. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pabla performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Pabla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pabla in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pabla 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 51 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.

Pabla at a glance

Last recorded 1948

Total births

51

Since 1920

29 years of records

Peak year

1928

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1948

Active since

1920

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1948

Pabla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1920

Last recorded 1948
Peak year (1928)
9
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
45678910 19481942192919281927192619251920 8

Pabla by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
41 births that decade — 80% of Pabla's all-time total
1920s411940s10

Pabla by state

Where Pabla concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pabla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
13 25.5%
Texas share of Pabla's total US births 25.5%

13 of 51 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pabla?
51 babies have been named Pabla since 1920. It was last recorded in 1948. The peak year was 1928 with 9 births.
When was Pabla most popular?
Pabla was most popular in the 1920s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Pabla most popular?
The top states for the name Pabla are Texas (13 births).
How long has the name Pabla been used?
Pabla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 29 years of data through 1948.
What names are similar to Pabla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pablo, Pablita. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1920–1948 (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.