Pascal
About Pascal
The French-accented Pascal was historically used for sons born at Easter, and can make an interesting choice for a boy with Gallic roots arriving around that holiday.
Pascal has a number of notable first and last named namesakes, including the philosopher Blaise Pascal, a character in Beauty and the Beast and--for computer freaks--it is also the name of a scientific database.
Pascoe is an attractive Cornish variation.
As of October 2026, Pascal ranked #3636 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #851 in 1910, Nameberry popularity #497.
Editor's take: The name Pascal is a boy's name of French, English origin meaning "of the Passover; Easter".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,659 | 21 | 10.9 |
| 2015 | #3,343 | 34 | 17.7 |
| 2016 | #3,207 | 36 | 19 |
| 2017 | #3,361 | 34 | 18.4 |
| 2018 | #3,965 | 27 | 14.9 |
| 2019 | #3,777 | 29 | 16.2 |
| 2020 | #3,472 | 32 | 18.5 |
| 2021 | #3,161 | 38 | 21.7 |
| 2022 | #3,593 | 32 | 18.3 |
| 2023 | #2,879 | 44 | 25.7 |
| 2024 | #2,773 | 47 | 27.3 |
| 2025 | #3,636 | 31 | 18.1 |
World rankings
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Pascal on lists
Famous Pascals
- Blaise Pascal
philosopher and mathematician
- Pascal Wehrlein
German racing driver
- Pascal Dupuis
Canadian hockey player
- Pedro Pascal
Chilean,American actor
- Pascal “Spicy P” Siakam
Cameroonian basketball player
Pascal in pop culture
- Pascal
a chameleon from Disney's "Tangled"
- Pascal
female character in the video game "Tales of Graces"
- Pascal
sailor in Harvest Moon games "Tree of Tranquility" and "Animal Parade"
Variations & nicknames
- PasqualeItalian
- PasculSpanish
- PascualSpanish
- PascaleFrench
- PascoalPortuguese