Boys' name · since 1880
Pablo
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 50,370 babies named Pablo, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #511 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #429 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 50,370
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pablo currently ranks #429 among boys' names in America, with 50,370 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Pablo recorded 50,370 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #429 nationally today, ahead of 97% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #511 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #429 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 50,370 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pablo ranks #511 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #429 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 50,370 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #511 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #429 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 50,370
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pablo's 50,370 recorded births place it above 98.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Pablo compares
50,370 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 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
Pablo's all-time total is 137x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pablo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 50,370 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,174 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pablo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pablo's full recorded timeline at 1953, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 1,174 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pablo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 1,174
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Pablo popularity over time - girls
69 total births recorded since 1932 (Pablo as girls' name)
Pablo by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (10,482 births, 21% of the file).
2000s was Pablo's strongest decade.
10,482 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Pablo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 95
1880s
95 births
- 1890s 121
1890s
121 births
- 1900s 214
1900s
214 births
- 1910s 586
1910s
586 births
- 1920s 1,632
1920s
1,632 births
- 1930s 1,416
1930s
1,416 births
- 1940s 1,417
1940s
1,417 births
- 1950s 1,967
1950s
1,967 births
- 1960s 2,690
1960s
2,690 births
- 1970s 4,020
1970s
4,020 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,124 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,003 births
- 2000s
2000s
10,482 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,862 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,741 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 10,482 births (21% of all-time use).
How Pablo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Pablo's total volume
Pablo by state
Where Pablo concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 14,519 | 28.8% |
| #2 | California | | 12,987 | 25.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 3,350 | 6.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,463 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 1,968 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 1,860 | 3.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 1,120 | 2.2% |
| #8 | New Mexico | | 1,028 | 2.0% |
14,519 of 50,370 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Pablo appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Pablo's data
- Pablo's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (10,482 total births) through the 2020s (4,741) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Pablos (14,519 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pablo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Pablo 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.