Pawnee — girls' name

What the Data Says About Pawnee

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Pawnee between 1924 and 1973, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pawnee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pawnee performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pawnee shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pawnee 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 15 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.