How Many People Are Named Palak?
An estimated 287 people in the United States have the first name Palak. It is predominantly female (98.3%). The average bearer is 26 years old, and Palak peaked in popularity in 2006 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Palak 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 Palak paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
287
About 1 in 1,194,266 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.3% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2006
28 births
Total Registered
294
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Palak
Palak is predominantly female (98.3%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Palak as a male name
Ranked #9,859 in 1994
5 male births in 1994
Peak: 1994 (5 births)
Palak as a female name
Ranked #16,044 in 2014
6 female births in 2014
Peak: 2006 (28 births)
Palak: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Palak span from the 1970s to the 2010s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 126 babies were registered. Palak has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Palak by Decade
How has Palak 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.
Palak by State
Palak + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Palak as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Palak
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Palak: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Palak?
We estimate approximately 287 people named Palak 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 1,194,266 Americans share this first name.
Is Palak a common name?
Palak is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 294 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Palak most popular?
Palak reached peak popularity in 2006, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Palak is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Palak a female name?
Palak is predominantly female. 98.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Palak Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Palak Smith, Palak Johnson, Palak 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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