Papa
#10,318 most common boys' name of all time · #26,127 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1993–2025
Rank among boys
#10,318
Rank overall
#26,127 of 105,966
First appeared
1993
Years on the list
28 of 146
All-time
263
Since 2016
65
Peak year
2003 #5,499
Best rank
#5,499 2003
Girls
Boys
peak 14/yr
Papa first appears in 1993. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,696 |
| 2024 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,488 |
| 2023 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,587 |
| 2021 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,187 |
| 2018 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,939 |
| 2017 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,505 |
| 2016 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,972 |
| 2015 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,294 |
| 2014 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,179 |
| 2013 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,873 |
| 2012 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,236 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,199 |
| 2010 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,900 |
| 2009 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,515 |
| 2008 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,746 |
| 2007 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,948 |
| 2006 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,771 |
| 2005 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,964 |
| 2004 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,744 |
| 2003 | — | 14 | 14 | #5,499 |
| 2002 | — | 10 | 10 | #6,922 |
| 2001 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,379 |
| 2000 | — | 9 | 9 | #7,292 |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,307 |
| 1996 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,775 |
| 1995 | — | 10 | 10 | #5,905 |
| 1994 | — | 7 | 7 | #7,690 |
| 1993 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,660 |