Pancho
Boy name · Italian · Native American · Spanish
- US rank
- Unranked
- Syllables
- 2
- Peak
- #2,818 in 1958
0 babies were named Pancho in the US in 2025.
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US births per million boys, 1915–2025
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Popularity: U.S. Social Security Administration (babies with 5+ births per year).
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- HistoryPancho first shows up in US birth records in 1915, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 110 years since.
- Best yearIts best year was 1958, when it reached #2,818.
About the name Pancho
Pancho is a boy name of Italian, Native American and Spanish origin. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-cho”. US birth records list Pancho for boys from 1915 to 2013, in 33 of those 99 years. Its best year was 1958, when it ranked #2,818 among boy names. It hasn't been given to 5 or more US babies in a year since 2013, so today it's a genuinely rare choice.
Origin:Italian namesNative American namesSpanish names
| Decade | Babies per million | About 1 in |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 2.8 | 362,319 boys |
| 1920s | 3.0 | 327,869 boys |
| 1930s | 2.2 | 462,963 boys |
| 1940s | 0.3 | 3,703,704 boys |
| 1950s | 1.6 | 621,118 boys |
| 1960s | 0.9 | 1,075,269 boys |
| 1970s | 1.1 | 884,956 boys |
| 1980s | 1.2 | 813,008 boys |
| 1990s | 0.3 | 3,225,806 boys |
| 2000s | 0.9 | 1,123,596 boys |
| 2010s | 1.6 | 625,000 boys |
More Italian boy names
- Unisex name: Luca · man from Lucania
- Boy name: Leo · lion
- Unisex name: Luka · man from Lucania
- Boy name: Leonardo · brave as a lion
- Boy name: Emiliano · rival, striving
- Boy name: Lorenzo · from Laurentum
- Unisex name: Giovanni · God is gracious
- Boy name: Matteo · gift of God
Questions about the name Pancho
What is the origin of the name Pancho?
Pancho has Italian, Native American, Spanish roots in our records. Other Italian names include Luca, Leo, Luka.
Is Pancho a boy or girl name?
Pancho is a boy name.
How popular is the name Pancho?
Pancho is rare: fewer than 5 US boys got it in 2025, and it was last given to 5 or more in 2013. It peaked at #2,818 in 1958.