US rank #406 Boys' name Peak 2006 49,617 births

Pablo — #406 US boys' name

49,617 babies named Pablo in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#406
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 97% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Pablo was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

1,174 babies were named Pablo in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pablo

The Social Security Administration has registered 49,617 babies named Pablo between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pablo currently holds the #406 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 1,174 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pablo performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10,482 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Pablo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 14,316 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Pablo in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pablo 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 49,617 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.

Pablo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

49,617

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2006

1,174 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#406

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pablo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2006)
1,174
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-50005001,0001,500 202420061988197019521934191618981880 11

Pablo popularity over time — girls

69 total births recorded since 1932 (Pablo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 69 births
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Pablo by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10,482 births that decade — 21% of Pablo's all-time total
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Pablo by state

Where Pablo concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Pablo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
14,316 28.9%
#2 California
12,858 25.9%
#3 New York
3,330 6.7%
#4 Florida
2,403 4.8%
#5 Illinois
1,947 3.9%
#6 Arizona
1,824 3.7%
#7 New Jersey
1,108 2.2%
#8 New Mexico
1,021 2.1%
Texas share of Pablo's total US births 28.9%
Even split

14,316 of 49,617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Pablo appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pablo?
49,617 babies have been named Pablo since 1880. It currently ranks #406 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 1,174 births.
When was Pablo most popular?
Pablo was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10,482 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Pablo most popular?
The top states for the name Pablo are Texas (14,316 births), California (12,858 births), New York (3,330 births).
How long has the name Pablo been used?
Pablo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pablo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pablito, Pabel. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1880–2024 (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.