Pape
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Pape is a boys' name. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Pape come from?
Senegalese first name, used by Wolof and Serer families
Is Pape a girl's or a boy's name?
Pape is a boys' name.
How popular is Pape in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 1998.
Half of all the boys named Pape in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pape in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | #12,322 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #9,750 |
| 2018 | 6 | #10,754 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,072 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 11 | #6,514 |
| 2003 | 10 | #6,708 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,383 |
| 2000 | 9 | #6,832 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
Names like Pape
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Pierce, Prince, Pace, Marquez, Cade, Sincere, Sage, Luca, Paolo, Kobe, Blaze, Trace
Names related to Pape
Sources
Figures from 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, “Pape: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pape, updated 20 October 2026.