Paul

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Afrikaan	Boy	Small / Humble
Belgian	Boy	Small
Caymanian	Boy	Small
Christian	Boy	Small
Danish	Boy	Small
French	Boy	Small
Jamaican	Boy	Small
Latin	Boy	Small

Fun Facts about the name Paul

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Scrabble Score

6 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "See Pawl."

Similar & Rhyming Names

PihlaPalilaPhilPiyaliPello

Popularity of Paul

Popularity Analysis

The name Paul first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest popularity ranking was #12, which it reached in 1916. It has been a long-time favorite, spending 121 years in the top 100. As of 2024, it ranked #264.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	264	Male	0.0715%
2023	256	Male	0.0739%
2022	262	Male	0.0709%
2021	257	Male	0.0738%
2020	252	Male	0.0756%
2019	245	Male	0.0785%
2018	234	Male	0.0842%
2017	225	Male	0.0857%
2016	206	Male	0.0956%
2015	199	Male	0.0992%
2014	201	Male	0.0979%
2013	198	Male	0.1007%
2012	191	Male	0.0963%
2011	186	Male	0.1020%
2010	178	Male	0.1032%
2009	160	Male	0.1142%
2008	153	Male	0.1172%
2007	148	Male	0.1246%
2006	133	Male	0.1379%
2005	130	Male	0.1478%
2004	127	Male	0.1504%
2003	123	Male	0.1544%
2002	118	Male	0.1575%
2001	109	Male	0.1697%
2000	100	Male	0.1814%
1999	95	Male	0.1968%
1998	89	Male	0.2130%
1997	79	Male	0.2376%
1996	78	Male	0.2435%
1995	71	Male	0.2692%
1994	64	Male	0.2843%
1993	56	Male	0.3135%
1992	55	Male	0.3334%
1991	53	Male	0.3622%
1990	49	Male	0.3989%
1989	49	Male	0.4310%
1988	46	Male	0.4710%
1987	46	Male	0.4977%
1986	45	Male	0.5056%
1985	42	Male	0.5363%
1984	40	Male	0.5574%
1983	39	Male	0.5808%
1982	35	Male	0.5992%
1981	35	Male	0.6326%
1980	35	Male	0.6375%
1979	34	Male	0.6500%
1978	33	Male	0.6861%
1977	31	Male	0.6906%
1976	28	Male	0.7221%
1975	29	Male	0.7406%
1974	27	Male	0.7556%
1973	24	Male	0.7995%
1972	24	Male	0.8704%
1971	24	Male	0.9612%
1970	23	Male	1.0607%
1969	22	Male	1.1313%
1968	19	Male	1.2319%
1967	18	Male	1.2835%
1966	18	Male	1.2974%
1965	16	Male	1.3158%
1964	16	Male	1.3257%
1963	17	Male	1.2919%
1962	19	Male	1.1322%
1961	18	Male	1.1891%
1960	18	Male	1.1835%
1959	17	Male	1.1866%
1958	15	Male	1.2199%
1957	18	Male	1.2338%
1956	17	Male	1.2526%
1955	16	Male	1.2777%
1954	16	Male	1.2678%
1953	17	Male	1.2738%
1952	19	Male	1.2318%
1951	18	Male	1.1944%
1950	18	Male	1.1947%
1949	17	Male	1.1982%
1948	18	Male	1.1920%
1947	18	Male	1.2274%
1946	18	Male	1.2745%
1945	17	Male	1.2411%
1944	17	Male	1.1990%
1943	19	Male	1.1860%
1942	19	Male	1.1709%
1941	18	Male	1.2084%
1940	17	Male	1.1892%
1939	17	Male	1.1767%
1938	15	Male	1.1756%
1937	15	Male	1.1771%
1936	15	Male	1.1556%
1935	14	Male	1.1744%
1934	14	Male	1.1487%
1933	14	Male	1.1616%
1932	13	Male	1.1236%
1931	12	Male	1.1462%
1930	12	Male	1.1469%
1929	13	Male	1.1225%
1928	13	Male	1.1542%
1927	13	Male	1.1704%
1926	13	Male	1.1921%
1925	13	Male	1.2311%
1924	14	Male	1.1404%
1923	14	Male	1.1800%
1922	14	Male	1.1494%
1921	14	Male	1.1574%
1920	14	Male	1.1418%
1919	15	Male	1.1132%
1918	14	Male	1.1213%
1917	13	Male	1.1629%
1916	12	Male	1.1686%
1915	13	Male	1.1724%
1914	13	Male	1.1316%
1913	14	Male	1.1126%
1912	14	Male	1.0600%
1911	17	Male	0.9903%
1910	15	Male	0.9616%
1909	17	Male	0.9477%
1908	18	Male	0.8890%
1907	20	Male	0.8563%
1906	19	Male	0.9079%
1905	19	Male	0.8810%
1904	19	Male	0.8620%
1903	19	Male	0.8358%
1902	20	Male	0.8037%
1901	19	Male	0.7993%
1900	19	Male	0.7945%
1899	21	Male	0.7682%
1898	21	Male	0.7501%
1897	20	Male	0.7569%
1896	20	Male	0.7468%
1895	20	Male	0.7367%
1894	23	Male	0.6597%
1893	25	Male	0.6138%
1892	29	Male	0.5682%
1891	31	Male	0.5161%
1890	31	Male	0.5071%
1889	35	Male	0.4671%
1888	38	Male	0.4072%
1887	40	Male	0.4108%
1886	38	Male	0.3914%
1885	43	Male	0.3691%
1884	45	Male	0.3438%
1883	48	Male	0.3183%
1882	44	Male	0.3253%
1881	55	Male	0.2687%
1880	60	Male	0.2542%

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