The baby name Pasang is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PAH-sahng (IPA: /pɑˈsɑŋ/).
The baby name Pasang is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced PAH-sahng (IPA: /pɑˈsɑŋ/).
Pasang is in Origin.
Pasang is a unisex given name from the Tibetic languages, widely used among Tibetan, Sherpa, Bhutia, and other Himalayan communities in Nepal, Bhutan, and India. It literally denotes “Friday,” reflecting the long-standing practice of naming children for the weekday of birth; in Tibetan astrology Friday is linked with Venus, connoting charm, harmony, and auspicious fortune. The name has circulated for centuries in Buddhist Himalayan societies and became familiar worldwide through mountaineering narratives and diaspora communities.
Common variants include Passang and Pasaang (transliteration differences). It frequently appears in compound forms: Pasang Lhamo/Lhamu (a feminine element meaning “goddess”), Pasang Dorje/Dorji, Pasang Namgyal, and others. Related day-name cognates in the same tradition are Dawa (Monday), Mingma (Tuesday), Lhakpa (Wednesday), Phurba/Phurbu (Thursday), Pemba (Saturday), and Nyima (Sunday). Notable bearers include Pasang Lhamu Sherpa, the first Nepalese woman to summit Everest, underscoring the name’s unisex and culturally resonant character.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #118 | 8 | 3,755 |
| OM | 0 | #120 | 2 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #231 | 4 | 5,842 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #262 | 2 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #297 | 20 | 15,378 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #301 | 3 | 7,909 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #339 | 1 | 7,570 |
| MY | 0 | #353 | 2 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #380 | 2 | 7,951 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #418 | 7 | 15,987 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #470 | 2 | 7,952 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #479 | 26 | 11,303 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #482 | 34 | 19,177 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #511 | 13 | 10,981 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #516 | 38 | 20,968 |
| BH | 0 | #541 | 13 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #555 | 7 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #580 | 128 | 18,093 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #609 | 23 | 13,121 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #622 | 4 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #640 | 6 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #650 | 18 | 13,071 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #716 | 54 | 18,755 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #907 | 29 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #911 | 8 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #968 | 34 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #980 | 15 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #998 | 95 | 22,615 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,025 | 87 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,302 | 314 | 28,008 |
Pasang is popular in 29 countries — most recent births per country:
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