Boys' name · since 1967
Pacer
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 94 babies named Pacer, peaking in 1972. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 94
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
94 boys have been named Pacer since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pacer has been recorded 94 times among boys since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2021.
- #17,845 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 94 born since 1967
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pacer ranks #17,845 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 1967, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,845 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 94
- born since 1967
- 1970s
- peak decade
Pacer's 94 recorded births place it above 60.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pacer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pacer splits its recorded history at 2002: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1967 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1972 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pacer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2021
- Peak year (1972)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Pacer by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (41 births, 44% of the file).
1970s was Pacer's strongest decade.
41 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Pacer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
41 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 41 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Pacer's data
- Pacer's decade-level peak was the 1970s (41 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pacer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1967–2021 (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 Pacer 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.