Boys' name · since 1894
Pasquale
10,138 babies named Pasquale in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,621 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,138
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
10,138 babies have been named Pasquale since 1894, making it today's #5621 boys' name.
Pasquale has 10,138 recorded births among boys since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5621 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #1,195 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,621 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 10,138 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pasquale ranks #1,195 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,621 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 10,138 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,195 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,621 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,138
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pasquale's 10,138 recorded births place it above 97.37% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Pasquale compares
10,138 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Pasquale's all-time total is 27x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pasquale | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,138 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 262 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pasquale's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pasquale splits its recorded history at 1960: 29% of all births land in the more recent half, 71% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 262 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pasquale popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (1917)
- 262
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Pasquale by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,113 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Pasquale's strongest decade.
2,113 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Pasquale births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 38
1890s
38 births
- 1900s 216
1900s
216 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,829 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,113 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,202 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,065 births
- 1950s 768
1950s
768 births
- 1960s
1960s
860 births
- 1970s 691
1970s
691 births
- 1980s 488
1980s
488 births
- 1990s 350
1990s
350 births
- 2000s 253
2000s
253 births
- 2010s 177
2010s
177 births
- 2020s 88
2020s
88 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,113 births (21% of all-time use).
How Pasquale 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 Pasquale's total volume
Pasquale by state
Where Pasquale concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,683 | 36.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 1,302 | 12.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 1,126 | 11.1% |
| #4 | Connecticut | | 933 | 9.2% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 762 | 7.5% |
| #6 | Rhode Island | | 239 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 167 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 55 | 0.5% |
3,683 of 10,138 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Pasquale appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Pasquale's data
- Pasquale's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,113 total births); usage has since declined to 88 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Pasquales (3,683 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Pasquale: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1894–2025 (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 Pasquale 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.