Paul

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 – or its variations – can be a given name or surname.

From Wikipedia

Paul first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 789 babies (rank #61 that year). In 2024 it was given to 192 boys (rank #175). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Paul

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

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

9,391

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

789

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Bible: Paul — apostle to the gentiles

Famous people named Paul

Paul McCartneypop musician · b. 1942
Paul Cézannelithographer · b. 1839
Paul Gauguindraftsperson · b. 1848
Paul Adrien Maurice Diractheoretical physicist · b. 1902
Paul Verlaineessayist · b. 1844

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	789	#61
1992	626	#73
1993	611	#70
1994	536	#72
1995	498	#83
1996	446	#84
1997	384	#92
1998	305	#117
1999	310	#106
2000	267	#125
2001	258	#132
2002	225	#139
2003	233	#137
2004	211	#149
2005	196	#157
2006	207	#159
2007	199	#170
2008	200	#168
2009	183	#190
2010	179	#197
2011	177	#200
2012	174	#202
2013	180	#203
2014	170	#218
2015	211	#177
2016	183	#202
2017	182	#206
2018	173	#211
2019	212	#176
2020	174	#200
2021	187	#198
2022	157	#216
2023	150	#218
2024	192	#175