Girls' name · since 2008
Paw
Paw has 255 recorded births since 2008 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
255 girls have been named Paw since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paw has been recorded 255 times among girls since 2008, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2024.
- #17,427 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 255 born since 2008
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paw ranks #17,427 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 255 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,427 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 255
- born since 2008
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paw's 255 recorded births place it above 75.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Paw's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Paw's full recorded timeline at 2016, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Paw popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2024
- Peak year (2016)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Paw by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (181 births, 71% of the file).
2010s was Paw's strongest decade.
181 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 71% of all-time use.
Paw births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
181 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 181 births (71% of all-time use).
Paw by state
Where Paw concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 23 | 9.0% |
23 of 255 births nationwide.
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What to do with Paw's data
- Paw's decade-level peak was the 2010s (181 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Paws (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Paw: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~16 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, 2008–2024 (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 Paw 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.