Unisex name · since 1915
Paz
Paz has 646 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,164 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 646
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paz currently ranks #7164 among unisex names in America, with 646 babies recorded since 1915.
Paz has 646 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7164 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #10,046 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,164 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 646 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paz ranks #10,046 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,164 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 646 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,046 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,164 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 646
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Paz's 646 recorded births place it above 86.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Paz compares
646 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Paz's all-time total is 72% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paz | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 646 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 21 | 19,840 |
Paz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Paz's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Paz popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Paz popularity over time - boys
201 total births recorded since 1915 (Paz as boys' name)
Paz by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (147 births, 23% of the file).
2010s was Paz's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Paz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 32
1910s
32 births
- 1920s
1920s
74 births
- 1930s 33
1930s
33 births
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s
2000s
88 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s
2020s
98 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 147 births (23% of all-time use).
How Paz compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Paz's total volume
Paz by state
Where Paz concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 51 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 32 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
51 of 646 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Paz's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (147 total births) through the 2020s (98) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Pazs (51 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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Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Paz 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.