Boys' name · since 1987
Pake
Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 46 babies named Pake, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Pake is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 46 have been recorded since 1987.
Social Security Administration records show Pake recorded 46 times among boys since 1987, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2004.
- #22,795 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 46 born since 1987
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pake ranks #22,795 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 46 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.
- #22,795 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 46
- born since 1987
- 1990s
- peak decade
Pake's 46 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pake's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pake splits its recorded history at 1996: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pake popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2004
- Peak year (2004)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Pake by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (27 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Pake's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Pake births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 27 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Pake's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 2000s (14) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Pake
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pake: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1987–2004 (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 Pake 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.