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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 898 babies (rank #72 that year). It was not in the 2024 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 — 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.

7,730

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

898

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
1996	898	#72
1997	806	#76
1998	767	#78
1999	554	#94
2000	478	#103
2001	420	#108
2002	385	#121
2003	340	#137
2004	376	#132
2005	368	#137
2006	315	#157
2007	287	#174
2008	292	#174
2009	211	#215
2010	229	#213
2011	182	#264
2012	183	#261
2013	161	#285
2014	150	#305
2015	169	#286
2016	159	#304