Pacer Popularity by Year
Follow Pacer across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Pacer birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Boys | 5 | #12,146 | Down 1,371 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 6 | #10,775 | Up 1,311 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 5 | #12,086 | Up 50 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 5 | #12,136 | Up 138 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 5 | #12,274 | Up 13 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 5 | #12,287 | Down 232 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 5 | #12,055 | Down 583 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 5 | #11,472 | Down 3,016 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 7 | #8,456 | Down 3,101 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 6 | #5,355 | Up 417 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 5 | #5,772 | Down 185 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 5 | #5,587 | Down 1,278 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 7 | #4,309 | Up 918 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 5 | #5,227 | Down 722 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 6 | #4,505 | Down 542 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 7 | #3,963 | Up 3 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 5 | #3,966 | — |