Pal

PAL /ˈpæl/
boy 1 syllable fading

Pal is a very rare variant of Paul that peaked in 1961 and has since faded.

Pal is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Pal was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 1961 (12 births).

About the name Pal

PronunciationPAL /ˈpæl/
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Names similar to Pal

PaulPauloPaoloPaullPauliePaullaPalliePaladinPakouPala

How popular is Pal?

Boys named Pal
1917192019401960198020002014
Boys named Pal per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1917–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Pal
20072010201520202024
Girls named Pal per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1917–2024 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2024) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Pal total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
202455#17,085—
201455—#13,520
201255#18,873—
200966—#12,087
200755#19,783—
19876——#6,732
198610——#4,386
19858——#5,031
19837——#5,325
19828——#4,884
198112——#3,555
19807——#5,353
19796——#5,864
19766——#5,427
19726——#4,822
19696——#4,286
19656——#3,821
19648——#3,220
19635——#4,469
196112——#2,506
19577——#3,475
19566——#3,833
19558——#3,144
19396——#3,392
193410——#2,518
19326——#3,673
19265——#4,668
19245——#4,808
19215——#4,813
19175——#4,430
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