Boys' name · since 1889
Pascal
2,550 babies named Pascal in U.S. Social Security records since 1889, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,587 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,550
- born since 1889
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pascal currently ranks #3587 among boys' names in America, with 2,550 babies recorded since 1889.
Pascal has 2,550 recorded births among boys since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3587 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #2,835 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,587 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,550 born since 1889
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pascal ranks #2,835 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,587 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,550 born since 1889, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,587 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,550
- born since 1889
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pascal's 2,550 recorded births place it above 93.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Pascal compares
2,550 Top 19% higher than 81% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pascal's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pascal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,550 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pascal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pascal splits its recorded history at 1964: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1892 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 47 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pascal popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Pascal popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1986 (Pascal as girls' name)
Pascal by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (291 births, 11% of the file).
2010s was Pascal's strongest decade.
291 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 11% of all-time use.
Pascal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
198 births
- 1920s
1920s
221 births
- 1930s
1930s
175 births
- 1940s
1940s
138 births
- 1950s
1950s
167 births
- 1960s
1960s
155 births
- 1970s
1970s
187 births
- 1980s
1980s
210 births
- 1990s
1990s
278 births
- 2000s
2000s
259 births
- 2010s
2010s
291 births
- 2020s
2020s
224 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 291 births (11% of all-time use).
How Pascal compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Pascal's total volume
Pascal by state
Where Pascal concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 183 | 7.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 164 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 18 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Washington | | 6 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.2% |
183 of 2,550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Pascal appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Pascal's data
- Pascal's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (291 total births) through the 2020s (224) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Pascals (183 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pascal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Pascal 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.