Fun Facts About the Name Pasha
- 906 babies named Pasha: U.S. records list 906 babies given the name Pasha from 1880 through 2025. Even 408 boys received the name Pasha.
What Does the Name Pasha Mean?
Pasha comes from two separate traditions: an Ottoman Turkish honorific title and a Russian short form of Paul. In Ottoman Turkish, paşa was a title for a high-ranking official or military commander. It indicated rank and authority rather than carrying a single literal meaning, and it is conventionally rendered in English as "lord" or "commander." Its deeper etymology is uncertain; proposed connections include Persian pādshāh ("king") and Turkish baş ("head"). In Russian, Pasha (Паша) is a diminutive of Pavel, the Russian form of Paul. Paul comes from Latin Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble."
Pasha Name History & Origins
The Ottoman title paşa was borne by provincial governors, viziers, and senior military commanders. It was conferred by the sultan and was not a hereditary rank; it followed the bearer's name as a form of address. A pasha's rank could be marked by the number of horse-tail standards, or tuğ, carried before him. The title was used across Ottoman provinces from the Balkans to Arabic-speaking regions, and the Turkish Republic abolished traditional titles such as pasha in 1934.
In Russian, Pasha is chiefly an everyday diminutive of Pavel, not the full official form of the name. English-language use of Pasha as a given name can reflect either the Ottoman title or the Russian diminutive; the two are not etymologically related.
How Popular is the Name Pasha?
Pasha has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1974. Its best rank was #2,982 in 1974.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | #18,208 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #14,255 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2011 | #18,883 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #13,168 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #11,282 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2008 | #12,350 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #12,412 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #9,759 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #10,734 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #11,392 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #11,104 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2002 | #17,440 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #10,522 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1999 | #11,117 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #10,875 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #8,188 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1996 | #10,276 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #10,249 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #6,562 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1993 | #8,528 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1992 | #5,209 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #5,860 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #8,336 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1989 | #6,835 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #6,986 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1987 | #10,854 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,463 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #7,385 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #8,862 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #7,831 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #5,126 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #5,495 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #4,677 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #5,322 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #5,126 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #4,577 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1976 | #4,284 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #3,894 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #2,982 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1973 | #4,522 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1972 | #7,063 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #3,895 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #6,203 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #4,951 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #6,790 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1967 | #7,548 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #7,320 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #7,509 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,548 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #8,771 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #8,101 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2022 | #7,612 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #6,988 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,918 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #5,107 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #6,608 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2017 | #7,000 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2016 | #8,009 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #6,981 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2014 | #10,438 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #7,417 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2012 | #6,221 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2011 | #10,495 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #12,089 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #6,318 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2007 | #7,460 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 2006 | #7,856 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #8,894 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #8,005 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2003 | #8,424 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #10,324 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #7,358 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #7,996 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #8,479 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #5,732 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1997 | #10,390 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,119 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #9,914 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #6,814 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1993 | #8,409 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #5,012 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #6,966 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #7,654 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1988 | #7,017 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #5,926 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1986 | #6,511 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,312 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #4,400 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1982 | #6,193 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #6,039 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #7,010 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,783 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,912 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1977 | #6,583 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #5,428 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #4,287 | 6 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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