How Many People Are Named Papa?
people named Papa are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,319,632 people in the US has this name
Based on 263 babies named Papa in Social Security records from 1993 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
14 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "earth" in Maori. In Maori and other Polynesian mythology Papa or Papatuanuku was the goddess of the earth and the mother of many of the other gods. She and her husband Rangi, the god of the sky, were locked in a tight embrace. Their children decided to separate them, a feat of strength accomplished by the god Tane.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Papa in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Papa alive today is about 16 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 22 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Papa first appears in the records in 1993 and was given most often in 2003, to 14 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1993 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Papa has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #5,468, in 2003. In 2025 it ranked #13,387.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,387 |
| Best rank | #5,468 (2003) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,615 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Papa alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Papa were born in New York than in any other state: about 21 of those alive today.
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