Pascual
Masculine · “of Easter”
Pascual is the Spanish form of a name given to children born at Easter, and the word behind it travels a long way: through Latin and Greek to the Hebrew name of Passover.
How old is the name Pascual?
Pascual first appears in US birth records in 1888 — 137 years ago. The typical Pascual alive today was born around 1980, making them about 45 years old. About 2,200 people named Pascual are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Pascual most popular?
Pascual peaked in 1888, reaching #1031 nationally. Today it ranks #3450, 2,419 places below that high. See the whole 1888 chart.
Where it comes from
From pesach to Pascual
The story of Pascual
Pesach became Greek pascha and Latin pascha, and every Romance language calls Easter by a version of that word — Pascua, Pâques, Pasqua. Children born at the feast were named for it across Catholic Europe, and Spain produced Pascual and Pascuala. A fifteenth-century Spanish saint of the name spread it further. It was well used in Spain and Mexico and reaches American records with Mexican and Filipino families.
Meaning
of Easter, of Passover
From Latin paschalis, of the Passover or Easter, from Greek pascha, which renders the Hebrew pesach; the Christian feast keeps the Jewish name in almost every European language.
How the name formed
- pesach
- pascha
- paschalis
- Pascual
Related forms: Pasquale · Pascal · Pascoal · Pesach
Pronouncing Pascual
pahs-KWAHL
Two syllables with the stress on the second. English speakers often say PASS-kwal.
Nicknames for Pascual
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1888
- Most boys named
- 199447 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1031reached in 1888
- Change vs 2023
- 0.0%33 in 2025, from 33
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Pascual in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Pasquale in Italian — same name
- Pascal in French — same name
- Pascoal in Portuguese — same name
- Pesach in Hebrew — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Florida, California, Tennessee.
Pascuals among us
people named Pascual are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 51,760 born in 2025 was named Pascual
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Pascual sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Pascual is headed
Pascual should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Pascual beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Pascual in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning that connects Christian and Jewish festivals in a single word.
- It works in Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese with small changes.
- Every letter is sounded, so Spanish speakers read it correctly at once.
- The Easter association is specific and may not fit a child born in October.
- The stress falls on the second syllable in Spanish and often on the first in English.
- Pascal is the French form and is far better known in English.
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Frequently asked
- How many Pascuals are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 2,200 people named Pascual are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Pascual in 2025?
- Pascual ranks #3450 among US boy names in 2025, with 33 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Pascual?
- About 1 in every 51,760 US boys born in 2025 was named Pascual — 33 in all.
- Will my child share the name Pascual with classmates?
- Pascual will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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