Recorded 1907–1973 Boys' name Peak 1919 432 births

Pasco — boys' name

432 babies named Pasco in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s1261920s1611930s541940s441950s311970s11
1920s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Pasco was born in this single decade.

1919
Single peak year

22 babies were named Pasco in 1919 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pasco

The Social Security Administration has registered 432 babies named Pasco between 1907 and 1973, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Pasco currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pasco performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 161 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Pasco shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Rhode Island, which accounts for 215 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Pasco in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pasco 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 432 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.

Pasco at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

432

Since 1907

67 years of records

Peak year

1919

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1907

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1973

Pasco popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1907

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1919)
22
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Pasco by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
161 births that decade — 37% of Pasco's all-time total
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Pasco by state

Where Pasco concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Pasco
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Rhode Island
215 49.8%
#2 Florida
5 1.2%
Rhode Island share of Pasco's total US births 49.8%
Even split

215 of 432 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pasco?
432 babies have been named Pasco since 1907. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1919 with 22 births.
When was Pasco most popular?
Pasco was most popular in the 1920s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
Where is Pasco most popular?
The top states for the name Pasco are Rhode Island (215 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Pasco been used?
Pasco has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 67 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Pasco?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Pasquale, Pascual, Pascal, Pasqual, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1907–1973 (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.