Pascal
Boy name · #3587 in 2025 · Uniqueness 79/100
In 2025, 31 baby boys were named Pascal, placing it at #3587 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3299, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 58,065 boys born in 2025 was named Pascal.
Babies named Pascal per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 136-year story
Pascal first appears in the Social Security records in 1889, when 6 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 47 babies and a rank of #2750. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Pascal in class?
Pascal scores 79 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Pascal will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Pascal is most common
State-level data for Pascal is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Pascal
Statistically, parents drawn to Pascal tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Benuel, Faisal, Hillel, Clancy, and Connell.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Pascal | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3583 |
| 2024 | 47 | #2750 |
| 2023 | 44 | #2848 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3533 |
| 2021 | 38 | #3121 |
| 2020 | 32 | #3418 |
| 2019 | 29 | #3716 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3891 |
| 2017 | 34 | #3312 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3161 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3299 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4538 |
| 2013 | 30 | #3497 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3807 |
| 2011 | 25 | #3994 |
| 2010 | 28 | #3708 |
| 2009 | 26 | #3919 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3344 |
| 2007 | 28 | #3687 |
| 2006 | 28 | #3602 |
| 2005 | 21 | #4198 |
| 2004 | 29 | #3285 |
| 2003 | 25 | #3528 |
| 2002 | 24 | #3554 |
| 2001 | 20 | #3974 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Pascal a popular boy name?
Pascal ranked #3587 among boys in 2025 with 31 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3299.
When was the name Pascal most popular?
Pascal peaked in 2024, when 47 American boys received the name (ranked #2750 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Pascal?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 58,065 newborn American boys was named Pascal. It scores 79/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.