Total births
31
Boys' name · since 1962
Pablito
Pablito has 31 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12610
- among boys today
- 31
- born since 1962
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Pablito is the #12610 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 31 recorded since 1962.
Pablito has 31 recorded births among boys since 1962, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12610 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 2024.
- #12610 among boys today
- 31 born since 1962
- 2020s peak decade
- 12% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Pablito is currently the #12610 boys' name in America, more common than 12% of boys - 31 born since 1962, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12610
- among boys today
- 31
- born since 1962
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other boys
Pablito vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#12610
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 12% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
32% of everyone ever named Pablito was born in this single decade.
1962
Single peak year
6 babies were named Pablito in 1962 - its busiest year on record.
How Pablito compares
31 11th percentile among 14,294 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pablito's all-time total is 92% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pablito | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 31 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 23 | 22,252 |
Pablito's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pablito's full recorded timeline at 2012, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1962 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pablito at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1962
Current rank
#12,610
Active since
1962
Pablito popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–2024
- Peak year (1962)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Pablito by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Pablito's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Pablito births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (32% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Pablito? ▼
Pablito has been given to 31 babies in the U.S. since 1962, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #12610 as of the latest data. 6 babies were born in 1962, its single highest year.
When was Pablito most popular? ▼
Pablito was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1962.
How long has the name Pablito been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Pablito since 1962 -- 63 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Pablito? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pablo, Pabel. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1962–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Pablito: #12610 Boys' Name - 31 Births, Peak 1962." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/pablito. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Pablito 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 June 2026.