Paul

Latin

"small"

Paul Origin and Meaning

The name Paul is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "small".

Paul is an ancient name for boys -- popular in Roman and medieval times -- that's not very fashionable now, which can work in its favor, scarcity balancing simplicity.

To the thousands of girls who screamed the name of their favorite Beatle in the 1960s, the boys' name Paul had a thrillingly unique image, but to the rest of the world, then and now, it's a name that's so simple and yet so widely diffuse that it could belong to almost anyone.

Paul also has a rich religious background: Saint Paul (originally called Saul but baptized Paul after his conversion) was a cofounder with Peter of the Christian church, and there have been six Pope Pauls.

Paul also boasts a wide range of name-sharing heroes, from Revere to Newman, Cezanne to McCartney. Some creative foreign versions are Pablo (Spanish), Paolo (Itlaian), Pavel (Russian) and Paavo (Finnish).

Paul's single syllable also make it one of the most popular traditional middle names.

Paul Rank in US Top 1000

# 256 in the US

Paul Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 368 on Nameberry

Paul Popularity

• 256 US 2023
• 368 Nameberry 2024
• 505 Future 2028
• 494 England 2021
• 23 France 2023
• 5 Germany 2023
• 86 Switzerland 2023
• 1 Austria 2023

20 Names Similar to Paul

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• Rachel
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• George
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• Daniel
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Famous People Named Paul

• Saint Paul of Thebes first Christian hermit
• Paul I Emperor of Russia
• Paul King of Greece
• Paul Prince Regent of Yugoslavia
• Paul Revere American revolutionary
• Paul the Deacon Italian monk and historian
• Paul Gardner Allen American co,founder of Microsoft
• Paul Albert Anka Canadian singer
• Paul Poirier Canadian ice dancer
• Paul Bettany English actor
• Paul Rusesabagina Rwandan humanitarian
• Paul Karmiryan American dancer and actor
• Paul Blackthorne English actor
• Paul Frederic Bowles American composer and novelist
• Paul Butcher Sr., former American footballer player
• Paul Matthew Hawke Butcher Jr., American actor & singer
• Paul Celan German poet
• Paul Cerdan son of French boxing champion Marcel Cerdan
• Paul Cezanne French Impressionist painter
• Paul Claudel French poet
• Paul Winchell (born Wilchinsky) American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, voice artist, humanitarian and inentor
• Newton Edward "Paul" Daniels English magician and TV personality
• Paul Davies English physicist
• Paul Di'Anno (born Andrews) lead singer of English band Iron Maiden
• Paul Dirac English theoretical physicist and Nobel prize winner
• Paul Dobson English,Canadian voice actor
• Paul Eluard French poet
• Paul Erdos Hungarian mathematician
• Paul Garcia American musician of rock band "The Cab"
• Paul John Gascoigne English footballer
• Paul Gauguin French post,Impressionist painter
• Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti American actor
• Paul Brandon Gilbert American rock guitarist
• Paul Gray bassist for American band Slipknot
• Paul Guilfoyle American actor
• Paul Newell Hester Australian musician
• Paul David "Bono" Hewson member of the band U2
• Paul Heyman American pro wrestling promoter/manager
• Paul Hindemith German composer
• Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince English footballer
• (Paul) Kevin Jonas II American musician
• Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya Canadian ice hockey player
• Paul Klee Swiss painter
• Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger 5th president of South Africa
• Paul Michael Levesque aka Triple H American pro wrestler
• Paul Edward Lynde American actor/comedian
• Paul Edgar Philippe Martin prime minister of Canada
• (James) Paul McCartney English musician
• Paul John McGann English actor
• Paul Mellon American philanthropist and horse breeder
• Paul Merton (born Paul James Martin) English actor/comedian
• Paul Newman American actor
• Paul Reiser American comedian and actor
• Paul Leroy Robeson American singer and actor
• Paul Rodriguez American pro skateboarder
• Paul Stephen Rudd American actor
• Paul Ryan U.S. congressman from Wisconsin
• Paul Simon American singer,songwriter
• Paul Anthony Sorvino American actor
• (Noel) Paul Stookey American singer,songwriter of Peter, Paul & Mary
• Paul Edward Theroux American travel writer and novelist
• Paul F. Tompkins American actor and comedian
• Paul William Walker IV late American actor
• Paul Glee Waner American baseball player
• Paul Wesley American actor
• Paul Hamilton Williams Jr., American songwriter
• Paul Winchell American ventriloquist, voice actor, comedian
• Steven Paul "Steve" Jobs American computer entrepreneur and inventor, co,founder of Apple, Inc.
• Paul Allen sports commentator on the Twin Cities radio station KFAN
• Paul Colbert son of comedian/TV host Stephen Colbert
• Paul Jones British singer (Manfred Mann), actor and radio presenter
• Paul Stanley American musician (Kiss)
• Paul Pogba French professional footballer

Paul in Pop Culture

• Paul Baumer German soldier in "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque
• Paul Bunyan tall tale literary figure
• Paul Atreides main character of science fiction series "Dune"
• Paul McLean character in movie "A River Runs Through It"
• Paul Rawlins character in movie "Bedknobs and Broomsticks"
• Paul Henry character in "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards
• Paul Blofis character in the Heroes of Olympus series
• Paul Underwood character in novel "The Nest"
• Paul Buchman character on "Mad About You"
• Paul Slippery character on TV's "Fortysomething"
• Paul Pfeiffer character on TV's "The Wonder Years"
• Paul Crewe character in the movie "The Longest Yard"
• Paul Drake character in "Perry Mason"
• Rev. Paul Coates character on TV's "Broadchurch"
• Paul one of Ash's rivals in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl and anime
• Paul Geary character from movie "Promised Land"
• Paul Stamets Starfleet officer on TV show "Star Trek: Discovery"
• Paul Dierdan character on TV's "Orphan Black"
• Paul Williams character on soap "The Young and the Restless"
• Paul Robinson character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
• Paul Kinsey character on TV's "Mad Men"
• Paul Exley character on New Zealand soap "Shortland Street"
• Paul Moses character in "Red"
• Paul alien in the 2011 movie "Paul"
• Paul Ballard character on TV's "Dollhouse"
• Paul Lahote character in the Twilight Saga
• Paul Edward Logan, patriarch in "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor
• Paul Benjamin character in the "All in the Family" episode titled "Archie Is Branded" which first aired on
• February 24 1973, see this link, https://all,in,the,family,tv,show.fandom.com/wiki/Archie_Is_Branded