Boys' name · since 1990
Pesach
Pesach has 142 recorded births since 1990 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,140 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,209 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pesach currently ranks #9209 among boys' names in America, with 142 babies recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pesach has been recorded 142 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #9209 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, 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 1990 to 2025.
- #15,140 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,209 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 142 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pesach ranks #15,140 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,209 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 142 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,140 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,209 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 142
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pesach's 142 recorded births place it above 66.68% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Pesach compares
142 32nd percentile among 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
Pesach's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pesach | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 142 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Pesach's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pesach's full recorded timeline at 2013, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pesach popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Pesach by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (53 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Pesach's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Pesach births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s
2010s
53 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 53 births (37% of all-time use).
Pesach by state
Where Pesach concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 6 | 4.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 3.5% |
6 of 142 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Pesach's data
- Pesach's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Pesachs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Pesach
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Pesach
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pesach: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Pesach 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.