Paul

Given to 1,404,135 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025
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recorded as girls
#262
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
1,316
boys 1,316
Peak year
1964
26,874 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
1,404,135
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Paul was most popular in 1964, when 26,874 babies recorded as boys got the name (13.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,316 babies were named Paul, ranking #262 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.03.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1964 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Paul was most popular in 1964, when 26,874 babies recorded as boys got the name (13.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,316 babies were named Paul, ranking #262 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.03.757.511.25151880192019602000Peak 1964

Paul was most popular in 1964, when 26,874 babies recorded as boys got the name (13.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,316 babies were named Paul, ranking #262 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 <5 — 1,316 262
2024 <5 — 1,330 262
2023 <5 — 1,359 256
2022 <5 — 1,334 262
2021 <5 — 1,385 257
2020 <5 — 1,401 252
2019 <5 — 1,513 245
2018 <5 — 1,635 234
2017 <5 — 1,699 225
2016 <5 — 1,941 206
2015 <5 — 2,032 199
2014 <5 — 2,007 201
2013 <5 — 2,038 198
2012 <5 — 1,958 190
2011 <5 — 2,078 186
2010 <5 — 2,129 177
2009 <5 — 2,428 160
2008 <5 — 2,555 154
2007 <5 — 2,771 147
2006 6 15152 3,037 132
2005 5 16462 3,145 130
2004 9 10690 3,191 127
2003 7 12408 3,256 123
2002 <5 — 3,263 118
2001 7 12056 3,523 109
2000 9 9874 3,795 100
1999 6 12688 4,020 94
1998 11 8016 4,321 89
1997 14 6483 4,752 79
1996 13 6723 4,883 78
1995 12 7041 5,414 71
1994 10 8122 5,798 64
1993 9 8719 6,481 56
1992 15 6008 7,003 55
1991 25 4059 7,680 53
1990 31 3436 8,579 49
1989 43 2618 9,029 49
1988 77 1671 9,438 46
1987 64 1812 9,707 46
1986 68 1717 9,715 45
1985 74 1604 10,315 42
1984 81 1432 10,460 40
1983 84 1400 10,828 39
1982 71 1621 11,310 35
1981 75 1568 11,776 35
1980 71 1624 11,819 35
1979 74 1555 11,630 34
1978 77 1473 11,733 33
1977 76 1451 11,798 31
1976 77 1384 11,781 28
1975 78 1365 12,017 29
1974 98 1161 12,310 27
1973 77 1312 12,901 24
1972 71 1394 14,555 24
1971 95 1194 17,469 24
1970 92 1212 20,196 23
1969 121 975 20,690 22
1968 116 958 21,865 19
1967 87 1133 22,821 18
1966 97 1063 23,578 18
1965 91 1097 24,919 16
1964 96 1119 26,874 16
1963 79 1233 26,672 17
1962 75 1278 23,802 19
1961 73 1297 25,640 18
1960 81 1212 25,642 18
1959 75 1230 25,712 17
1958 78 1203 26,264 15
1957 64 1322 27,012 18
1956 69 1249 26,897 17
1955 64 1261 26,701 16
1954 50 1422 26,220 16
1953 50 1373 25,509 16
1952 60 1225 24,292 19
1951 50 1314 22,853 18
1950 55 1241 21,742 18
1949 57 1201 21,589 17
1948 60 1157 21,252 18
1947 63 1127 22,796 18
1946 66 1042 21,063 18
1945 37 1312 16,995 17
1944 45 1175 16,661 17
1943 47 1181 17,253 19
1942 47 1153 16,492 19
1941 63 924 15,166 18
1940 53 979 14,097 17
1939 47 1039 13,337 17
1938 35 1231 13,360 15
1937 44 1070 12,881 15
1936 53 941 12,307 15
1935 59 896 12,563 14
1934 58 894 12,196 14
1933 51 957 11,854 14
1932 79 758 12,066 13
1931 91 702 12,255 12
1930 114 646 12,955 12
1929 91 731 12,431 13
1928 123 634 13,160 13
1927 102 715 13,604 13
1926 86 777 13,653 13
1925 81 828 14,175 13
1924 78 849 13,338 14
1923 76 838 13,362 14
1922 81 808 12,922 14
1921 60 955 13,169 14
1920 75 836 12,570 14
1919 59 917 11,305 15
1918 70 859 11,755 14
1917 62 879 11,156 13
1916 50 964 10,790 12
1915 44 1000 10,328 13
1914 43 888 7,733 13
1913 31 961 5,966 14
1912 27 978 4,785 14
1911 15 1171 2,393 17
1910 9 1634 2,005 15
1909 13 1152 1,676 17
1908 9 1439 1,478 18
1907 13 1092 1,358 20
1906 8 1416 1,308 19
1905 6 1696 1,262 19
1904 8 1364 1,194 19
1903 8 1318 1,081 19
1902 13 972 1,067 20
1901 6 1466 924 19
1900 9 1319 1,288 19
1899 6 1394 885 21
1898 9 1171 991 21
1897 5 1555 923 20
1896 6 1416 964 20
1895 8 1202 933 20
1894 5 1485 824 23
1893 8 1091 743 25
1892 5 1450 747 29
1891 <5 — 564 31
1890 5 1338 607 31
1889 <5 — 555 35
1888 <5 — 529 38
1887 <5 — 449 40
1886 6 993 466 38
1885 6 921 428 43
1884 5 1024 422 45
1883 <5 — 358 48
1882 <5 — 397 44
1881 <5 — 291 55
1880 <5 — 301 60

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Where Paul is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years