Pa
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- PAH
Pa is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Is Pa a girl's or a boy's name?
Pa is a boys' name.
How popular is Pa in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Pa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #4,884 |
| 2012 | 1 | #6,332 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 3 | #3,992 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #2,438 |
How popular is Pa in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1992, with 103 girls. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the girls named Pa in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 12 | #8,274 |
| 2001 | 19 | #5,817 |
| 2000 | 22 | #5,146 |
| 1999 | 28 | #4,084 |
| 1998 | 36 | #3,350 |
| 1997 | 50 | #2,553 |
| 1996 | 57 | #2,311 |
| 1995 | 75 | #1,858 |
| 1994 | 89 | #1,670 |
| 1993 | 85 | #1,737 |
| 1992 | 103 | #1,520 |
| 1991 | 96 | #1,578 |
| 1990 | 91 | #1,630 |
| 1989 | 90 | #1,560 |
| 1988 | 72 | #1,755 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,961 |
| 1986 | 61 | #1,837 |
| 1985 | 43 | #2,316 |
| 1984 | 55 | #1,905 |
| 1983 | 49 | #2,046 |
| 1982 | 43 | #2,288 |
| 1981 | 34 | #2,657 |
| 1980 | 31 | #2,866 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
Names like Pa
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Pa
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Pa: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pa, updated 20 October 2026.