Paschal

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Paschal: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Paschal: Recorded since 1964, its highest recorded position is #119, and it was last ranked in 1988.

1registrar recorded it
20times a registrar ranked it
25years from first to last
#119highest recorded position
4groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Paschal's record

Moved 126 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Republic of Ireland · Boys

Falling

among boys in Republic of Ireland · 1964–1988

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Republic of Ireland · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#119
1965	#135
1966	#150
1967	#144
1968	#161
1969	#146
1970	#206
1971	#204
1972	#219
1973	#215
1974	#251
1975	#210
1976	#241
1977	#200
1978	#326
1980	#264
1983	#282
1984	#205
1985	#304
1988	#271

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Republic of Ireland in 20 of the 25 years from 1964 to 1988.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1988 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #119 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1988
Highest recorded position: #119 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1988).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1988
Most recently recorded at #271 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1988.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Paschal by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Paschal in Republic of Ireland · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960sbusiest	87	6 of 10	15
1970s	70	9 of 10	8
1980s	25	5 of 10	5

Across Republic of Ireland · Boys, the 1960s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 15 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Paschal appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1988. Highest recorded position: #119 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Paschal's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1988	Republic of Ireland	male	#271	4	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	male	#304	3	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	male	#205	9	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	male	#282	4	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	male	#264	5	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	male	#326	3	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	male	#200	11	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	male	#241	6	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	male	#210	10	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	male	#251	6	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	male	#215	9	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	male	#219	8	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	male	#204	9	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	male	#206	8	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	male	#146	16	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	male	#161	12	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	male	#144	14	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	male	#150	12	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	male	#135	15	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	male	#119	18	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1964 and 1988, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #119, first reached in 1964.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 18 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Parth · #1190, 29y
Pascal · #116, 46y
Pasha · #1609, 28y
Pat · #322, 23y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Adelen · #117, 20y
Gretha · #122, 24y
Milian · #115, 18y
Vilje · #109, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Eithne · #119, 47y
Jerome · #119, 61y
Valentine · #119, 53y
Ita · #118, 41y

Paschal was ranked #119 in Republic of Ireland · Boys in 1964. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Paschal and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Paschal without appearing here.

Paschal moved ahead of

Jude Compare
In 1983 they stood at #282 and #282 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1984 that had become #205 and #274.

Moved ahead of Paschal

Leon Compare
In 1977 they stood at #200 and #220 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1978 that had become #326 and #140.
Connor Compare
In 1977 they stood at #200 and #208 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1978 that had become #326 and #163.
Julian Compare
In 1977 they stood at #200 and #220 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1978 that had become #326 and #174.
Cillian Compare
In 1977 they stood at #200 and #220 in Republic of Ireland · Boys; by 1978 that had become #326 and #188.

Moved the opposite way to Paschal

Alan Compare
Between 1964 and 1988 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Paschal went from #119 to #271 while Alan went from #29 to #17.
Barry Compare
Between 1964 and 1988 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Paschal went from #119 to #271 while Barry went from #69 to #36.
Christopher Compare
Between 1964 and 1988 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Paschal went from #119 to #271 while Christopher went from #27 to #16.
Ciaran Compare
Between 1964 and 1988 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Paschal went from #119 to #271 while Ciaran went from #49 to #28.

Moved the same way as Paschal

Anthony Compare
Between 1964 and 1988 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Paschal went from #119 to #271 and Anthony from #12 to #23.
Arthur Compare
Between 1964 and 1988 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Paschal went from #119 to #271 and Arthur from #98 to #179.
Brendan Compare
Between 1964 and 1988 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Paschal went from #119 to #271 and Brendan from #17 to #39.
Declan Compare
Between 1964 and 1988 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Paschal went from #119 to #271 and Declan from #23 to #42.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1988. Highest recorded position: #119 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Paschal

Paschal at a glance

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Paschal by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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Paschal at a glance

What stands out in Paschal's record

Paschal by decade in Republic of Ireland · Boys

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