Recorded 1969–1986 Girls' name Peak 1973 214 births

Pascha — girls' name

214 babies named Pascha in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s1911980s17
1970s
Peak decade

89% of everyone ever named Pascha was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

27 babies were named Pascha in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pascha

The Social Security Administration has registered 214 babies named Pascha between 1969 and 1986, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pascha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1986. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 27 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pascha performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 191 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pascha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Pascha in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pascha 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 214 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.

Pascha at a glance

Last recorded 1986

Total births

214

Since 1969

18 years of records

Peak year

1973

27 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1986

Active since

1969

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1986

Pascha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–1969

Last recorded 1986
Peak year (1973)
27
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
051015202530 19861980197819761974197219701969 6

Pascha by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
191 births that decade — 89% of Pascha's all-time total
1960s61970s1911980s17

Pascha by state

Where Pascha concentrates geographically — total births since 1969

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Pascha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.3%
California share of Pascha's total US births 2.3%

5 of 214 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pascha?
214 babies have been named Pascha since 1969. It was last recorded in 1986. The peak year was 1973 with 27 births.
When was Pascha most popular?
Pascha was most popular in the 1970s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
Where is Pascha most popular?
The top states for the name Pascha are California (5 births).
How long has the name Pascha been used?
Pascha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 18 years of data through 1986.
What names are similar to Pascha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Passion, Pasqualina, Pascale, Pasha, and 4 more. 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, 1969–1986 (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.