Pablo

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Pablo is a masculine given name, the Spanish form of the name Paul.

From Wikipedia

Pablo first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2007 with 42 babies (rank #681 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Pablo

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

540

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Narcos: Pablo Escobar — head of the Medellín cartel

Famous people named Pablo

Pablo Picassodrypoint engraver · b. 1881
Pablo Nerudaautobiographer · b. 1904
Pablo Escobardrug lord · b. 1949
Pablo Zabaletaassociation football player · b. 1985
Pablo Sarabiaassociation football player · b. 1992

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	11	#1,219
1997	22	#748
1998	19	#838
1999	21	#799
2000	15	#1,037
2001	23	#778
2002	18	#987
2003	28	#758
2004	21	#994
2005	24	#940
2006	33	#785
2007	42	#681
2008	42	#709
2009	37	#789
2010	37	#806
2011	30	#952
2012	17	#1,485
2013	23	#1,139
2014	22	#1,210
2015	31	#971
2016	24	#1,180