US rank #12334 Girls' name Peak 1971 629 births

Pascale — #12334 US girls' name

629 babies named Pascale in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s951970s1241980s1171990s1202000s882010s722020s13
#12334
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Pascale was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

17 babies were named Pascale in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pascale

The Social Security Administration has registered 629 babies named Pascale between 1960 and 2024, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pascale currently holds the #12334 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pascale performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Pascale shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 128 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pascale in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pascale 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 629 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.

Pascale at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

629

Since 1960

65 years of records

Peak year

1971

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#12,334

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1960

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 2024

Pascale popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1960

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1971)
17
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
05101520 202420122004199619881980197219641960 5

Pascale by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
124 births that decade — 20% of Pascale's all-time total
1960s951970s1241980s1171990s1202000s882010s722020s13

Pascale by state

Where Pascale concentrates geographically — total births since 1960

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pascale
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
128 20.3%
New York share of Pascale's total US births 20.3%

128 of 629 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pascale?
629 babies have been named Pascale since 1960. It currently ranks #12334 among girls. The peak year was 1971 with 17 births.
When was Pascale most popular?
Pascale was most popular in the 1970s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
Where is Pascale most popular?
The top states for the name Pascale are New York (128 births).
How long has the name Pascale been used?
Pascale has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 65 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Pascale?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Passion, Pasqualina, Pasha, Pascha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1960–2024 (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.