Pal*
#11,659 most common boys' name of all time · #29,821 across all names · 93% male / 7% female · used 1917–2024 · notable crossover
Rank among boys
#11,659
Rank overall
#29,821 of 105,966
First appeared
1917
Years on the list
30 of 146
All-time
202
Since 2016
5
Peak year
1961 #2,501
Best rank
#2,501 1961
Girls
Boys
peak 12/yr
Pal first appears in 1917. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 2014 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,291 |
| 2012 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 2009 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,155 |
| 2007 | 5 | — | 5 | — |
| 1987 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,281 |
| 1986 | — | 10 | 10 | #4,218 |
| 1985 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,827 |
| 1983 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,050 |
| 1982 | — | 8 | 8 | #4,716 |
| 1981 | — | 12 | 12 | #3,481 |
| 1980 | — | 7 | 7 | #5,093 |
| 1979 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,553 |
| 1976 | — | 6 | 6 | #5,149 |
| 1972 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,645 |
| 1969 | — | 6 | 6 | #4,136 |
| 1965 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 1964 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,194 |
| 1963 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,340 |
| 1961 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,501 |
| 1957 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,443 |
| 1956 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,766 |
| 1955 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,131 |
| 1939 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,409 |
| 1934 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,547 |
| 1932 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,688 |
| 1926 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,619 |
| 1924 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,740 |
| 1921 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,763 |
| 1917 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,554 |