Recorded 1927–1963 Girls' name Peak 1949 46 births

Pacita — girls' name

46 babies named Pacita in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s171940s131950s51960s5
1930s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Pacita was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

7 babies were named Pacita in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pacita

The Social Security Administration has registered 46 babies named Pacita between 1927 and 1963, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pacita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pacita performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Pacita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pacita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pacita 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 46 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.

Pacita at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

46

Since 1927

37 years of records

Peak year

1949

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1927

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1963

Pacita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1927

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1949)
7
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
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Pacita by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
17 births that decade — 37% of Pacita's all-time total
1920s61930s171940s131950s51960s5

Pacita by state

Where Pacita concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pacita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
24 52.2%
Hawaii share of Pacita's total US births 52.2%

24 of 46 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pacita?
46 babies have been named Pacita since 1927. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1949 with 7 births.
When was Pacita most popular?
Pacita was most popular in the 1930s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Pacita most popular?
The top states for the name Pacita are Hawaii (24 births).
How long has the name Pacita been used?
Pacita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 37 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Pacita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pacey, Pachia, Pace, 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, 1927–1963 (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.