How Many People Are Named Pancho?
An estimated 123 people in the United States have the first name Pancho. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Pancho peaked in popularity in 1927 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pancho 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 Pancho paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
123
About 1 in 2,786,621 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1927
9 births
Total Registered
202
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pancho
Pancho is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 202 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Pancho as a male name
Ranked #11,787 in 2013
6 male births in 2013
Peak: 1927 (9 births)
Pancho: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pancho span from the 1910s to the 2010s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 34 babies were registered. While Pancho is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pancho by Decade
How has Pancho 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.
Pancho by State
Pancho + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pancho as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Pancho: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pancho?
We estimate approximately 123 people named Pancho 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 2,786,621 Americans share this first name.
Is Pancho a common name?
Pancho is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 202 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pancho most popular?
Pancho reached peak popularity in 1927, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pancho is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pancho a male name?
Pancho is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pancho Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pancho Smith, Pancho Johnson, Pancho 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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