Boys' name · since 1888
Pascual
Pascual has 3,054 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1993 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,457 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,054
- born since 1888
- 1990s
- peak decade
Pascual currently ranks #3457 among boys' names in America, with 3,054 babies recorded since 1888.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pascual has been recorded 3,054 times among boys since 1888, currently ranked #3457 nationally and more common than 75% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #2,507 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,457 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,054 born since 1888
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pascual ranks #2,507 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,457 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,054 born since 1888, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,507 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,457 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,054
- born since 1888
- 1990s
- peak decade
Pascual's 3,054 recorded births place it above 94.48% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Pascual compares
3,054 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Pascual's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pascual | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,054 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pascual's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pascual's full recorded timeline at 1968, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1993 peak of 48 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pascual popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Pascual by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (380 births, 12% of the file).
1990s was Pascual's strongest decade.
380 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Pascual births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 110
1910s
110 births
- 1920s
1920s
260 births
- 1930s
1930s
229 births
- 1940s
1940s
185 births
- 1950s
1950s
219 births
- 1960s
1960s
199 births
- 1970s
1970s
244 births
- 1980s
1980s
333 births
- 1990s
1990s
380 births
- 2000s
2000s
377 births
- 2010s
2010s
293 births
- 2020s
2020s
215 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 380 births (12% of all-time use).
How Pascual 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 Pascual's total volume
Pascual by state
Where Pascual concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 760 | 24.9% |
| #2 | California | | 634 | 20.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 101 | 3.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 37 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 28 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 23 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 11 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 7 | 0.2% |
760 of 3,054 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Pascual appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Pascual's data
- Pascual's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (380 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Pascuals (760 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pascual: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Pascual 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.