How Many People Are Named Pasty?
An estimated 85 people in the United States have the first name Pasty. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Pasty peaked in popularity in 1956 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pasty 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 Pasty paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Pasty is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
- Pasty is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
85
About 1 in 4,032,404 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1956
8 births
Total Registered
136
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pasty
Pasty is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 136 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pasty as a female name
Ranked #10,138 in 1975
5 female births in 1975
Peak: 1956 (8 births)
Pasty: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pasty span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 62 babies were registered. Pasty has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pasty by Decade
How has Pasty 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.
Pasty + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pasty as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pasty
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pasty: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pasty?
We estimate approximately 85 people named Pasty 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 4,032,404 Americans share this first name.
Is Pasty a common name?
Pasty is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 136 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pasty most popular?
Pasty reached peak popularity in 1956, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pasty is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pasty a female name?
Pasty is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pasty Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pasty Smith, Pasty Johnson, Pasty 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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