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 2000 and has been recorded in 20 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2013 with 55 babies (rank #300 that year). In 2024 it was given to 45 boys (rank #296). The name has been rising 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 — 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.

716

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

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
2000	10	#855
2001	19	#547
2002	12	#815
2003	17	#598
2004	31	#419
2005	34	#385
2006	36	#369
2007	35	#388
2008	42	#356
2009	45	#346
2010	35	#402
2011	50	#319
2012	49	#324
2013	55	#300
2014	42	#353
2015	40	#351
2016	48	#315
2022	34	#369
2023	37	#342
2024	45	#296