How Many People Are Named Paschal?
An estimated 196 people in the United States have the first name Paschal. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Paschal peaked in popularity in 1926 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paschal 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 Paschal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
196
About 1 in 1,748,747 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1926
21 births
Total Registered
592
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paschal
Paschal is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 592 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Paschal as a male name
Ranked #13,683 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (21 births)
Paschal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paschal span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 149 babies were registered. Paschal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paschal by Decade
How has Paschal 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.
Paschal by State
Paschal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paschal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paschal
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Paschal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paschal?
We estimate approximately 196 people named Paschal 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 1,748,747 Americans share this first name.
Is Paschal a common name?
Paschal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 592 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paschal most popular?
Paschal reached peak popularity in 1926, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paschal is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paschal a male name?
Paschal is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paschal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paschal Smith, Paschal Johnson, Paschal 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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