Pa — Baby Name Popularity & Trends

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Chinese

Pa first appears in the data in 1979 and has been recorded in 28 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 103 babies (rank #1,529 that year). It was not in the 2024 data.

Numerology of Pa

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Pa yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,343

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

103

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1979	10	#6,551
1980	31	#2,924
1981	34	#2,703
1982	43	#2,316
1983	49	#2,065
1984	55	#1,917
1985	43	#2,346
1986	61	#1,856
1987	57	#1,980
1988	72	#1,764
1989	90	#1,570
1990	91	#1,642
1991	96	#1,594
1992	103	#1,529
1993	85	#1,748
1994	89	#1,684
1995	75	#1,877
1996	57	#2,334
1997	50	#2,581
1998	36	#3,410
1999	28	#4,171
2000	22	#5,270
2001	19	#6,014
2002	12	#8,693
2003	7	#13,469
2004	7	#13,827
2005	11	#9,962
2006	5	#19,306

Year

Babies

Rank

1979

#6,551

1980

#2,924

1981

#2,703

1982

#2,316

1983

#2,065

1984

#1,917

1985

#2,346

1986

#1,856

1987

#1,980

1988

#1,764

1989

#1,570

1990

#1,642

1991

#1,594

1992

103

#1,529

1993

#1,748

1994

#1,684

1995

#1,877

1996

#2,334

1997

#2,581

1998

#3,410

1999

#4,171

2000

#5,270

2001

#6,014

2002

#8,693

2003

#13,469

2004

#13,827

2005

#9,962

2006

#19,306

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Numerology of Pa

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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