Pascal
Pascal was the 3636th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 851st; the most babies were born in 2024 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved down 293 places. More babies were named Pascal in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,636 boys, down 164 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202447 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,561babies recorded
Pascal popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 11 since 1986.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,636 | 31 |
| 2020 | #3,472 | 32 |
| 2010 | #3,782 | 28 |
| 2000 | #3,396 | 25 |
| 1990 | #2,153 | 34 |
| 1980 | #2,926 | 16 |
| 1970 | #2,842 | 12 |
| 1960 | #2,181 | 15 |
| 1950 | #1,862 | 17 |
| 1940 | #1,962 | 14 |
| 1930 | #1,942 | 16 |
| 1920 | #1,731 | 21 |
| 1910 | #851 | 14 |
| 1900 | #1,139 | 7 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Pascal, counting every spelling?
Pascal has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Pascal?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pascal (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Pascal born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pascal.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pascal?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Pascal are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 13 and 50. That makes Pascal mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Pascal by state
How common Pascal was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.6×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Pascal: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pascal, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Pascal
How popular is the name Pascal?
Pascal was the 3636th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1910, when it ranked 851st; the most babies were born in 2024 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved down 293 places. More babies were named Pascal in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Pascal a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Pascal in the US.
Where is Pascal most popular?
In 2021–2025, Pascal was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 boys).