Pal Popularity by Year
Follow Pal across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Pal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Girls | 5 | #15,293 | Up 1,576 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 5 | #12,108 | Down 1,114 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 5 | #16,869 | Up 767 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 6 | #10,994 | Down 4,905 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 5 | #17,636 | — |
| 1987 | Boys | 6 | #6,089 | Down 1,959 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 10 | #4,130 | Up 568 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 8 | #4,698 | Up 209 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 7 | #4,907 | Down 314 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 8 | #4,593 | Down 1,181 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 12 | #3,412 | Up 1,528 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 7 | #4,940 | Up 415 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 6 | #5,355 | Down 420 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 6 | #4,935 | Down 494 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 6 | #4,441 | Down 506 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 6 | #3,935 | Down 398 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 6 | #3,537 | Down 487 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 8 | #3,050 | Up 998 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 5 | #4,048 | Down 1,639 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 12 | #2,409 | Up 848 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 7 | #3,257 | Up 278 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 6 | #3,535 | Down 571 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 8 | #2,964 | Up 149 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 6 | #3,113 | Down 720 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 10 | #2,393 | Up 968 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 6 | #3,361 | Up 840 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 5 | #4,201 | Up 146 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 5 | #4,347 | Down 25 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 5 | #4,322 | Down 341 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 5 | #3,981 | — |