Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Pal

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
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Scandinavian

Syllables

1

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Pal

Pronunciation

pal

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1981 (rank #3406, 12 births); most recent 2014 (rank #12070, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #15243, 5 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
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2024–5
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Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #3545, 6 births); most recent 2017 (rank #5761, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence