Recorded 1982–2006 Girls' name Peak 1994 148 births

Pakou — girls' name

148 babies named Pakou in U.S. Social Security records since 1982, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s1032000s15
1990s
Peak decade

70% of everyone ever named Pakou was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

21 babies were named Pakou in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pakou

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Pakou between 1982 and 2006, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pakou currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pakou performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 103 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pakou shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 24 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Pakou in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pakou 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 148 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.

Pakou at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

148

Since 1982

25 years of records

Peak year

1994

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1982

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2006

Pakou popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1982

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1994)
21
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
0510152025 20061998199519931991198919861982 5

Pakou by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
103 births that decade — 70% of Pakou's all-time total
1980s301990s1032000s15

Pakou by state

Where Pakou concentrates geographically — total births since 1982

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Pakou
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
24 16.2%
#2 Minnesota
17 11.5%
#3 Wisconsin
12 8.1%
California share of Pakou's total US births 16.2%
Even split

24 of 148 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pakou?
148 babies have been named Pakou since 1982. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1994 with 21 births.
When was Pakou most popular?
Pakou was most popular in the 1990s decade with 103 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Pakou most popular?
The top states for the name Pakou are California (24 births), Minnesota (17 births), Wisconsin (12 births).
How long has the name Pakou been used?
Pakou has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 25 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Pakou?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pakhi. 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, 1982–2006 (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.