Recorded 1986–2009 Girls' name Peak 1998 200 births

Pachia — girls' name

200 babies named Pachia in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s241990s1022000s74
1990s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Pachia was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

16 babies were named Pachia in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pachia

The Social Security Administration has registered 200 babies named Pachia between 1986 and 2009, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pachia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pachia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pachia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Pachia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pachia 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 200 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.

Pachia at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

200

Since 1986

24 years of records

Peak year

1998

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1986

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2009

Pachia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1986

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1998)
16
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
05101520 20092004200119981995199219891986 6

Pachia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
102 births that decade — 51% of Pachia's all-time total
1980s241990s1022000s74

Pachia by state

Where Pachia concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Pachia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
20 10.0%
#2 California
7 3.5%
#3 Wisconsin
5 2.5%
Minnesota share of Pachia's total US births 10.0%
Even split

20 of 200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pachia?
200 babies have been named Pachia since 1986. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1998 with 16 births.
When was Pachia most popular?
Pachia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Pachia most popular?
The top states for the name Pachia are Minnesota (20 births), California (7 births), Wisconsin (5 births).
How long has the name Pachia been used?
Pachia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 24 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Pachia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pacey, Pace, Pacita, Pacie, and 3 more. 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, 1986–2009 (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.