Paul

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Paul is a common Latin masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage and, beyond Europe, in Christian religious communities throughout the world. Paul โ€“ or its variations โ€“ can be a given name or surname.

From Wikipedia

Paul first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 50 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1964 with 2,039 babies (rank #6 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Paul

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Paul yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

49,710
Total babies (all years)
50
Years in the data
2,039
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19521,046#7
19531,004#7
19541,069#8
19551,041#8
19561,105#9
19571,155#9
19581,050#9
19591,067#9
19601,547#9
19611,597#9
19621,759#7
19631,734#6
19642,039#6
19651,974#6
19662,034#4
19672,028#4
19682,021#3
19691,984#3
19701,953#5
19711,900#6
19721,797#5
19731,512#7
19741,527#7
19751,330#8
19761,149#10
19771,086#10
19781,018#11
1979943#13
1980904#17
1981894#18
1982822#20
1983759#22
1984690#24
1985655#24
1986572#28
1987488#32
1988475#32
1989350#41
1990336#48
1991275#55
1992259#60
1993202#69
1994173#80
1995162#77
1997106#93
199899#94
20145#295
20156#258
20165#317
20174#374