Paul
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Paul
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.
Paul for boys#262 US
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 for girls
At Paul's Beatles-inspired height in the 1970s, there were nearly 100 baby girls named Paul in the US each year. Today, there are baby girls named Paula, Paulie, and Paulette, but no Pauls.
Pronounced PAWL.
As of October 2026, Paul ranked #262 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #12 in 1930, Nameberry popularity #288.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #201 | 2,007 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #199 | 2,032 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #206 | 1,940 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #225 | 1,697 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #234 | 1,634 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #245 | 1,512 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #252 | 1,401 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #257 | 1,384 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #262 | 1,330 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #256 | 1,359 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #264 | 1,320 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #262 | 1,316 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Paul on lists
Famous Pauls
- Saint Paul of ThebesBoy
first Christian hermit
- Paul IBoy
Emperor of Russia
- PaulBoy
King of Greece
- PaulBoy
Prince Regent of Yugoslavia
- Paul RevereBoy
American revolutionary
- Paul the DeaconBoy
Italian monk and historian
- Paul Gardner AllenBoy
American co,founder of Microsoft
- Paul Albert AnkaBoy
Canadian singer
- Paul PoirierBoy
Canadian ice dancer
- Paul BettanyBoy
English actor
- Paul RusesabaginaBoy
Rwandan humanitarian
- Paul KarmiryanBoy
American dancer and actor
- Paul BlackthorneBoy
English actor
- Paul Frederic BowlesBoy
American composer and novelist
- Paul ButcherBoy
Sr., former American footballer player
- Paul Matthew Hawke ButcherBoy
Jr., American actor & singer
- Paul CelanBoy
German poet
- Paul CerdanBoy
son of French boxing champion Marcel Cerdan
- Paul CezanneBoy
French Impressionist painter
- Paul ClaudelBoy
French poet
- Paul Winchell (born Wilchinsky)Boy
American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, voice artist, humanitarian and inentor
- Newton Edward "Paul" DanielsBoy
English magician and TV personality
- Paul DaviesBoy
English physicist
- Paul Di'Anno (born Andrews)Boy
lead singer of English band Iron Maiden
- Paul DiracBoy
English theoretical physicist and Nobel prize winner
- Paul DobsonBoy
English,Canadian voice actor
- Paul EluardBoy
French poet
- Paul ErdosBoy
Hungarian mathematician
- Paul GarciaBoy
American musician of rock band "The Cab"
- Paul John GascoigneBoy
English footballer
- Paul GauguinBoy
French post,Impressionist painter
- Paul Edward Valentine GiamattiBoy
American actor
- Paul Brandon GilbertBoy
American rock guitarist
- Paul GrayBoy
bassist for American band Slipknot
- Paul GuilfoyleBoy
American actor
- Paul Newell HesterBoy
Australian musician
- Paul David "Bono" HewsonBoy
member of the band U2
- Paul HeymanBoy
American pro wrestling promoter/manager
- Paul HindemithBoy
German composer
- Paul Emerson Carlyle InceBoy
English footballer
- (Paul) Kevin Jonas IIBoy
American musician
- Paul Tetsuhiko KariyaBoy
Canadian ice hockey player
- Paul KleeBoy
Swiss painter
- Stephanus Johannes Paulus KrugerBoy
5th president of South Africa
- Paul Michael Levesque aka Triple HBoy
American pro wrestler
- Paul Edward LyndeBoy
American actor/comedian
- Paul Edgar Philippe MartinBoy
prime minister of Canada
- (James) Paul McCartneyBoy
English musician
- Paul John McGannBoy
English actor
- Paul MellonBoy
American philanthropist and horse breeder
- Paul Merton (born Paul James Martin)Boy
English actor/comedian
- Paul NewmanBoy
American actor
- Paul ReiserBoy
American comedian and actor
- Paul Leroy RobesonBoy
American singer and actor
- Paul RodriguezBoy
American pro skateboarder
- Paul Stephen RuddBoy
American actor
- Paul RyanBoy
U.S. congressman from Wisconsin
- Paul SimonBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Paul Anthony SorvinoBoy
American actor
- (Noel) Paul StookeyBoy
American singer,songwriter of Peter, Paul & Mary
- Paul Edward TherouxBoy
American travel writer and novelist
- Paul F. TompkinsBoy
American actor and comedian
- Paul William Walker IVBoy
late American actor
- Paul Glee WanerBoy
American baseball player
- Paul WesleyBoy
American actor
- Paul Hamilton WilliamsBoy
Jr., American songwriter
- Paul WinchellBoy
American ventriloquist, voice actor, comedian
- Steven Paul "Steve" JobsBoy
American computer entrepreneur and inventor, co,founder of Apple, Inc.
- Paul AllenBoy
sports commentator on the Twin Cities radio station KFAN
- Paul ColbertBoy
son of comedian/TV host Stephen Colbert
- Paul JonesBoy
British singer (Manfred Mann), actor and radio presenter
- Paul StanleyBoy
American musician (Kiss)
- Paul PogbaBoy
French professional footballer
Paul in pop culture
- Paul BaumerBoy
German soldier in "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Erich Maria Remarque
- Paul BunyanBoy
tall tale literary figure
- Paul AtreidesBoy
main character of science fiction series "Dune"
- Paul McLeanBoy
character in movie "A River Runs Through It"
- Paul RawlinsBoy
character in movie "Bedknobs and Broomsticks"
- Paul HenryBoy
character in "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards
- Paul BlofisBoy
character in the Heroes of Olympus series
- Paul UnderwoodBoy
character in novel "The Nest"
- Paul BuchmanBoy
character on "Mad About You"
- Paul SlipperyBoy
character on TV's "Fortysomething"
- Paul PfeifferBoy
character on TV's "The Wonder Years"
- Paul CreweBoy
character in the movie "The Longest Yard"
- Paul DrakeBoy
character in "Perry Mason"
- Rev. Paul CoatesBoy
character on TV's "Broadchurch"
- PaulBoy
one of Ash's rivals in Pokemon Diamond and Pearl and anime
- Paul GearyBoy
character from movie "Promised Land"
- Paul StametsBoy
Starfleet officer on TV show "Star Trek: Discovery"
- Paul DierdanBoy
character on TV's "Orphan Black"
- Paul WilliamsBoy
character on soap "The Young and the Restless"
- Paul RobinsonBoy
character on Australian soap "Neighbours"
- Paul KinseyBoy
character on TV's "Mad Men"
- Paul ExleyBoy
character on New Zealand soap "Shortland Street"
- Paul MosesBoy
character in "Red"
- PaulBoy
alien in the 2011 movie "Paul"
- Paul BallardBoy
character on TV's "Dollhouse"
- Paul LahoteBoy
character in the Twilight Saga
- PaulBoy
Edward Logan, patriarch in "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" by Mildred D. Taylor
- Paul BenjaminBoy
character in the "All in the Family" episode titled "Archie Is Branded" which first aired on
- February 24Boy
1973, see this link, https://all,in,the,family,tv,show.fandom.com/wiki/Archie_Is_Branded
- paul matthews Boy
character from “the guy who didn’t like musicals”