Boys' name · since 1998
Pape
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 128 babies named Pape, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,825 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 128
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pape sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 128 recorded since 1998.
Pape has 128 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2022.
- #15,825 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 128 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pape ranks #15,825 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 128 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,825 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 128
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Pape's 128 recorded births place it above 65.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Pape's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pape's full recorded timeline at 2006, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2001 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pape popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2022
- Peak year (2001)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Pape by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (89 births, 70% of the file).
2000s was Pape's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 70% of all-time use.
Pape births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 89 births (70% of all-time use).
Pape by state
Where Pape concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 4.7% |
6 of 128 births nationwide.
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What to do with Pape's data
- Pape's decade-level peak was the 2000s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Papes (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Pape: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1998–2022 (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 Pape 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.