Paolo
2025 SSA
About Paolo
Paolo is an irresistibly lush Italian name for boys, worlds more romantic than its spare English equivalent.
Among noted bearers of the name are Renaissance painters Uccello and Veronese, architect Soleri, and whole teams of Italian soccer players — or so it seems.
Another possibility is the Spanish version of Paul: Pablo, as in Picasso and Casals.
Pronounced PAH-loh.
As of October 2026, Paolo ranked #2003 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1215 in 1983.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,055 | 69 | 35.9 |
| 2015 | #2,321 | 57 | 29.7 |
| 2016 | #2,200 | 62 | 32.7 |
| 2017 | #2,210 | 61 | 33 |
| 2018 | #2,204 | 63 | 34.7 |
| 2019 | #3,318 | 35 | 19.5 |
| 2020 | #2,534 | 51 | 29.5 |
| 2021 | #2,211 | 64 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | #2,126 | 70 | 40.1 |
| 2023 | #2,022 | 75 | 43.8 |
| 2024 | #2,457 | 56 | 32.5 |
| 2025 | #2,003 | 76 | 44.5 |
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Paolo on lists
Famous Paolos
- Paolo Giovanni Nutini
Scottish singer,songwriter
- Paolo Cesare Maldini
Italian footballer
- Paolo Picasso
son of Pablo Picasso
- Paolo Lorenzi
Italian tennis player
- Paolo Taviani
Italian film director and screenwriter
- Paolo Canè
Italian tennis player
- Paolo Rossi
Italian tennis player
- Paolo Di Canio
Italian footballer and manager
- Paolo Veronese
Italian Renaissance painter
- Paolo Sorrentino
Italian film director and screenwriter
- Paolo Uccello
Italian Renaissance painter
- Paolo Soleri
Italian architect
Paolo in pop culture
- Paolo Poloverdo
character in the book "The Killer's Tears" by Anne,Laure Bondoux
- Paolo Valisari
character in the film "The Lizzie McGuire Movie"
- Paolo
character and boyfriend of Rachel Green on tv show Friends