How Many People Are Named Pa?
An estimated 1,286 people in the United States have the first name Pa. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Pa peaked in popularity in 1992 with 103 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pa as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pa paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,286
About 1 in 266,527 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.6% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1992
103 births
Total Registered
1,343
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pa
Pa is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,343 total births registered, 99.6% were female.
Pa as a male name
Ranked #9,124 in 1990
5 male births in 1990
Peak: 1990 (5 births)
Pa as a female name
Ranked #19,306 in 2006
5 female births in 2006
Peak: 1992 (103 births)
Pa: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pa span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 715 babies were registered. Pa has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pa by Decade
How has Pa tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pa by State
Birth registrations for Pa span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin. The lowest are in Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota. On average, about 274 Pas were registered per state.
Pa + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pa
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pa: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pa?
We estimate approximately 1,286 people named Pa are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 266,527 Americans share this first name.
Is Pa a common name?
Pa is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,343 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pa most popular?
Pa reached peak popularity in 1992, when 103 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pa is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pa a female name?
Pa is predominantly female. 99.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pa Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pa Smith, Pa Johnson, Pa Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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