Recorded 1927–1975 Girls' name Peak 1956 136 births

Pasty — girls' name

136 babies named Pasty in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s111930s61940s161950s621960s291970s12
1950s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Pasty was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

8 babies were named Pasty in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pasty

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Pasty between 1927 and 1975, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pasty currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pasty performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 62 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pasty shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pasty 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 136 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.

Pasty at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

136

Since 1927

49 years of records

Peak year

1956

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1927

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1975

Pasty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1927

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1956)
8
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
456789 197519641960195719541951194519281927 5

Pasty by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
62 births that decade — 46% of Pasty's all-time total
1920s111930s61940s161950s621960s291970s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pasty?
136 babies have been named Pasty since 1927. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1956 with 8 births.
When was Pasty most popular?
Pasty was most popular in the 1950s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Pasty been used?
Pasty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 49 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Pasty?
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, 1927–1975 (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.