Paco
Paco is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Paco
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Paco is a name with a single cultural origin: Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Paco
American parents first put Paco on the record books as a baby boy name in 1960, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 18 Pacos were born — ranking #4,996 that year. About 27% of every Paco on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Paco last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 324 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Paco
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Paco. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Paco
Phonetically similar names — useful when Paco is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Peco
- Pico
- Poco
- Pekoe
- Piko
- Peko
- Pako
- Pecho
- Picco
- Pacco
- Paygo
- Baco
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Paco
Paco is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1960 and has accumulated 324 births in the dataset. Paco's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #4,996. Use the chart and map above to compare Paco's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.