How Many People Are Named Pacer?
An estimated 90 people in the United States have the first name Pacer. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Pacer peaked in popularity in 1972 with 7 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pacer 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 Pacer paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pacer is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
90
About 1 in 3,808,382 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1972
7 births
Total Registered
94
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pacer
Pacer is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 94 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pacer as a male name
Ranked #13,569 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 1972 (7 births)
Pacer: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pacer span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 41 babies were registered. Pacer has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pacer by Decade
How has Pacer 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.
Pacer + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pacer as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pacer
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pacer: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pacer?
We estimate approximately 90 people named Pacer 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 3,808,382 Americans share this first name.
Is Pacer a common name?
Pacer is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 63% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 94 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pacer most popular?
Pacer reached peak popularity in 1972, when 7 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pacer is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pacer a male name?
Pacer is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pacer Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pacer Smith, Pacer Johnson, Pacer 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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