Boys' name · since 1915
Pancho
202 babies named Pancho in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,893 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 202
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pancho is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 202 have been recorded since 1915.
Pancho has 202 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2013.
- #12,893 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 202 born since 1915
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pancho ranks #12,893 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 202 born since 1915, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,893 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 202
- born since 1915
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pancho's 202 recorded births place it above 71.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Pancho's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pancho's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pancho popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2013
- Peak year (1927)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Pancho by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (34 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Pancho's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Pancho births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s
1920s
34 births
- 1930s
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
33 births
- 1960s
1960s
18 births
- 1970s
1970s
19 births
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
18 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 34 births (17% of all-time use).
Pancho by state
Where Pancho concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 15 | 7.4% |
15 of 202 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pancho's data
- Pancho's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (34 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Panchos (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pancho: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~98 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, 1915–2013 (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 Pancho 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.