Boys' name · peaked in 2005
Pablo name popularity since 1925
48,676 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Pablo. Half of them were born in 1998 or earlier, so the typical Pablo is about 28 years old in 2026. Pablo peaked in 2005 as the #284 name for boys, and it ranked #430 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 48,676
- Named Pablo, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #430
- for boys in 2025 (743 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% boys
- 69 girls · 48,607 boys
- Most popular in
- Texas
- 3.74× its national share
Peak year is the year Pablo made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Pablo births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2006. Measured as a share of all babies, Pablo peaked in 2005.
- Steepest fall: Between 1933 and 1938, Pablo's share of baby boys fell by 33%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1965 and 1970, it became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 7,920 baby boys to 1 in 4,930.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Pablo's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Pablo.
Decade by decade
Babies named Pablo in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 885 | – |
| 1930s | 12 | 1,416 | #489 |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,417 | #531 |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,967 | #552 |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,690 | #499 |
| 1970s | 0 | 4,020 | #383 |
| 1980s | 22 | 5,124 | #388 |
| 1990s | 30 | 8,003 | #325 |
| 2000s | 5 | 10,482 | #284 |
| 2010s | 0 | 7,862 | #394 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 4,741 | #430 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
32.3% of babies named Pablo from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Pablo is most popular
The index compares Pablo's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Pablo.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 3.74× | 13,619 |
| New Mexico | 3.49× | 894 |
| Arizona | 2.97× | 1,783 |
| California | 2.63× | 12,885 |
| Nevada | 2.13× | 353 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Pablo's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Pablo.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Pablo (2005).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data