US rank #9113 Boys' name Peak 2007 324 births

Paco — #9113 US boys' name

324 babies named Paco in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s241970s331980s481990s452000s862010s682020s20
#9113
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Paco was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

18 babies were named Paco in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paco

The Social Security Administration has registered 324 babies named Paco between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paco currently holds the #9113 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paco performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 86 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Paco shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Paco in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paco 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 324 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.

Paco at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

324

Since 1960

65 years of records

Peak year

2007

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,113

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1960

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2024

Paco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
18
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
05101520 20242015200920031993198419771960 5

Paco by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
86 births that decade — 27% of Paco's all-time total
1960s241970s331980s481990s452000s862010s682020s20

Paco by state

Where Paco concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Paco
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 4.6%
California share of Paco's total US births 4.6%

15 of 324 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paco?
324 babies have been named Paco since 1960. It currently ranks #9113 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 18 births.
When was Paco most popular?
Paco was most popular in the 2000s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Paco most popular?
The top states for the name Paco are California (15 births).
How long has the name Paco been used?
Paco has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Paco?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pace, Pacey, Pacen, Pacer, and 3 more. 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, 1960–2024 (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.