boy's name

Pastor

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 146

Pastor is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2008 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1981, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1929.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Pastor over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.

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'20 '30 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Pastor by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1920s 6
1930s 5
1950s 12
1960s 6
1970s 10
1980s 25
1990s 53
2000s (to 2008) 29

How popular is Pastor?

In 2008, Pastor was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Pastor

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Pastor also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pastor over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Pastor

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pastor — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Pastor

How popular is the name Pastor?

In 2008, Pastor was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Pastor a girl's or a boy's name?

Pastor is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Pastor?

Pastor has 2 syllables.

When was Pastor most popular?

Pastor peaked in 1981, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.