for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Paul name popularity in the United States
Paul ranked #262 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 1,316 boys named Paul.
SSA
27,012 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Paul for boys and girls
Girls
6Share unavailable · data from 1884 to 2006
Boys
1,316100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Paul in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 1,316 | #262 |
| 2024 | boys | 1,330 | #262 |
| 2023 | boys | 1,359 | #256 |
| 2022 | boys | 1,334 | #262 |
| 2021 | boys | 1,385 | #257 |
| 2020 | boys | 1,401 | #252 |
| 2019 | boys | 1,513 | #245 |
| 2018 | boys | 1,635 | #234 |
| 2017 | boys | 1,699 | #225 |
| 2016 | boys | 1,941 | #206 |
| 2015 | boys | 2,032 | #199 |
| 2014 | boys | 2,007 | #201 |
Show full history (264 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 1,316 | #262 |
| 2024 | boys | 1,330 | #262 |
| 2023 | boys | 1,359 | #256 |
| 2022 | boys | 1,334 | #262 |
| 2021 | boys | 1,385 | #257 |
| 2020 | boys | 1,401 | #252 |
| 2019 | boys | 1,513 | #245 |
| 2018 | boys | 1,635 | #234 |
| 2017 | boys | 1,699 | #225 |
| 2016 | boys | 1,941 | #206 |
| 2015 | boys | 2,032 | #199 |
| 2014 | boys | 2,007 | #201 |
| 2013 | boys | 2,038 | #198 |
| 2012 | boys | 1,958 | #190 |
| 2011 | boys | 2,078 | #186 |
| 2010 | boys | 2,129 | #177 |
| 2009 | boys | 2,428 | #160 |
| 2008 | boys | 2,555 | #154 |
| 2007 | boys | 2,771 | #147 |
| 2006 | boys | 3,037 | #132 |
| 2006 | girls | 6 | #15152 |
| 2005 | boys | 3,145 | #130 |
| 2005 | girls | 5 | #16462 |
| 2004 | boys | 3,191 | #127 |
| 2004 | girls | 9 | #10690 |
| 2003 | boys | 3,256 | #123 |
| 2003 | girls | 7 | #12408 |
| 2002 | boys | 3,263 | #118 |
| 2001 | boys | 3,523 | #109 |
| 2001 | girls | 7 | #12056 |
| 2000 | boys | 3,795 | #100 |
| 2000 | girls | 9 | #9874 |
| 1999 | boys | 4,020 | #94 |
| 1999 | girls | 6 | #12688 |
| 1998 | boys | 4,321 | #89 |
| 1998 | girls | 11 | #8016 |
| 1997 | boys | 4,752 | #79 |
| 1997 | girls | 14 | #6483 |
| 1996 | boys | 4,883 | #78 |
| 1996 | girls | 13 | #6723 |
| 1995 | boys | 5,414 | #71 |
| 1995 | girls | 12 | #7041 |
| 1994 | boys | 5,798 | #64 |
| 1994 | girls | 10 | #8122 |
| 1993 | boys | 6,481 | #56 |
| 1993 | girls | 9 | #8719 |
| 1992 | boys | 7,003 | #55 |
| 1992 | girls | 15 | #6008 |
| 1991 | boys | 7,680 | #53 |
| 1991 | girls | 25 | #4059 |
| 1990 | boys | 8,579 | #49 |
| 1990 | girls | 31 | #3436 |
| 1989 | boys | 9,029 | #49 |
| 1989 | girls | 43 | #2618 |
| 1988 | boys | 9,438 | #46 |
| 1988 | girls | 77 | #1671 |
| 1987 | boys | 9,707 | #46 |
| 1987 | girls | 64 | #1812 |
| 1986 | boys | 9,715 | #45 |
| 1986 | girls | 68 | #1717 |
| 1985 | boys | 10,315 | #42 |
| 1985 | girls | 74 | #1604 |
| 1984 | boys | 10,460 | #40 |
| 1984 | girls | 81 | #1432 |
| 1983 | boys | 10,828 | #39 |
| 1983 | girls | 84 | #1400 |
| 1982 | boys | 11,310 | #35 |
| 1982 | girls | 71 | #1621 |
| 1981 | boys | 11,776 | #35 |
| 1981 | girls | 75 | #1568 |
| 1980 | boys | 11,819 | #35 |
| 1980 | girls | 71 | #1624 |
| 1979 | boys | 11,630 | #34 |
| 1979 | girls | 74 | #1555 |
| 1978 | boys | 11,733 | #33 |
| 1978 | girls | 77 | #1473 |
| 1977 | boys | 11,798 | #31 |
| 1977 | girls | 76 | #1451 |
| 1976 | boys | 11,781 | #28 |
| 1976 | girls | 77 | #1384 |
| 1975 | boys | 12,017 | #29 |
| 1975 | girls | 78 | #1365 |
| 1974 | boys | 12,310 | #27 |
| 1974 | girls | 98 | #1161 |
| 1973 | boys | 12,901 | #24 |
| 1973 | girls | 77 | #1312 |
| 1972 | boys | 14,555 | #24 |
| 1972 | girls | 71 | #1394 |
| 1971 | boys | 17,469 | #24 |
| 1971 | girls | 95 | #1194 |
| 1970 | boys | 20,196 | #23 |
| 1970 | girls | 92 | #1212 |
| 1969 | boys | 20,690 | #22 |
| 1969 | girls | 121 | #975 |
| 1968 | boys | 21,865 | #19 |
| 1968 | girls | 116 | #958 |
| 1967 | boys | 22,821 | #18 |
| 1967 | girls | 87 | #1133 |
| 1966 | boys | 23,578 | #18 |
| 1966 | girls | 97 | #1063 |
| 1965 | boys | 24,919 | #16 |
| 1965 | girls | 91 | #1097 |
| 1964 | boys | 26,874 | #16 |
| 1964 | girls | 96 | #1119 |
| 1963 | boys | 26,672 | #17 |
| 1963 | girls | 79 | #1233 |
| 1962 | boys | 23,802 | #19 |
| 1962 | girls | 75 | #1278 |
| 1961 | boys | 25,640 | #18 |
| 1961 | girls | 73 | #1297 |
| 1960 | boys | 25,642 | #18 |
| 1960 | girls | 81 | #1212 |
| 1959 | boys | 25,712 | #17 |
| 1959 | girls | 75 | #1230 |
| 1958 | boys | 26,264 | #15 |
| 1958 | girls | 78 | #1203 |
| 1957 | boys | 27,012 | #18 |
| 1957 | girls | 64 | #1322 |
| 1956 | boys | 26,897 | #17 |
| 1956 | girls | 69 | #1249 |
| 1955 | boys | 26,701 | #16 |
| 1955 | girls | 64 | #1261 |
| 1954 | boys | 26,220 | #16 |
| 1954 | girls | 50 | #1422 |
| 1953 | boys | 25,509 | #16 |
| 1953 | girls | 50 | #1373 |
| 1952 | boys | 24,292 | #19 |
| 1952 | girls | 60 | #1225 |
| 1951 | boys | 22,853 | #18 |
| 1951 | girls | 50 | #1314 |
| 1950 | boys | 21,742 | #18 |
| 1950 | girls | 55 | #1241 |
| 1949 | boys | 21,589 | #17 |
| 1949 | girls | 57 | #1201 |
| 1948 | boys | 21,252 | #18 |
| 1948 | girls | 60 | #1157 |
| 1947 | boys | 22,796 | #18 |
| 1947 | girls | 63 | #1127 |
| 1946 | boys | 21,063 | #18 |
| 1946 | girls | 66 | #1042 |
| 1945 | boys | 16,995 | #17 |
| 1945 | girls | 37 | #1312 |
| 1944 | boys | 16,661 | #17 |
| 1944 | girls | 45 | #1175 |
| 1943 | boys | 17,253 | #19 |
| 1943 | girls | 47 | #1181 |
| 1942 | boys | 16,492 | #19 |
| 1942 | girls | 47 | #1153 |
| 1941 | boys | 15,166 | #18 |
| 1941 | girls | 63 | #924 |
| 1940 | boys | 14,097 | #17 |
| 1940 | girls | 53 | #979 |
| 1939 | boys | 13,337 | #17 |
| 1939 | girls | 47 | #1039 |
| 1938 | boys | 13,360 | #15 |
| 1938 | girls | 35 | #1231 |
| 1937 | boys | 12,881 | #15 |
| 1937 | girls | 44 | #1070 |
| 1936 | boys | 12,307 | #15 |
| 1936 | girls | 53 | #941 |
| 1935 | boys | 12,563 | #14 |
| 1935 | girls | 59 | #896 |
| 1934 | boys | 12,196 | #14 |
| 1934 | girls | 58 | #894 |
| 1933 | boys | 11,854 | #14 |
| 1933 | girls | 51 | #957 |
| 1932 | boys | 12,066 | #13 |
| 1932 | girls | 79 | #758 |
| 1931 | boys | 12,255 | #12 |
| 1931 | girls | 91 | #702 |
| 1930 | boys | 12,955 | #12 |
| 1930 | girls | 114 | #646 |
| 1929 | boys | 12,431 | #13 |
| 1929 | girls | 91 | #731 |
| 1928 | boys | 13,160 | #13 |
| 1928 | girls | 123 | #634 |
| 1927 | boys | 13,604 | #13 |
| 1927 | girls | 102 | #715 |
| 1926 | boys | 13,653 | #13 |
| 1926 | girls | 86 | #777 |
| 1925 | boys | 14,175 | #13 |
| 1925 | girls | 81 | #828 |
| 1924 | boys | 13,338 | #14 |
| 1924 | girls | 78 | #849 |
| 1923 | boys | 13,362 | #14 |
| 1923 | girls | 76 | #838 |
| 1922 | boys | 12,922 | #14 |
| 1922 | girls | 81 | #808 |
| 1921 | boys | 13,169 | #14 |
| 1921 | girls | 60 | #955 |
| 1920 | boys | 12,570 | #14 |
| 1920 | girls | 75 | #836 |
| 1919 | boys | 11,305 | #15 |
| 1919 | girls | 59 | #917 |
| 1918 | boys | 11,755 | #14 |
| 1918 | girls | 70 | #859 |
| 1917 | boys | 11,156 | #13 |
| 1917 | girls | 62 | #879 |
| 1916 | boys | 10,790 | #12 |
| 1916 | girls | 50 | #964 |
| 1915 | boys | 10,328 | #13 |
| 1915 | girls | 44 | #1000 |
| 1914 | boys | 7,733 | #13 |
| 1914 | girls | 43 | #888 |
| 1913 | boys | 5,966 | #14 |
| 1913 | girls | 31 | #961 |
| 1912 | boys | 4,785 | #14 |
| 1912 | girls | 27 | #978 |
| 1911 | boys | 2,393 | #17 |
| 1911 | girls | 15 | #1171 |
| 1910 | boys | 2,005 | #15 |
| 1910 | girls | 9 | #1634 |
| 1909 | boys | 1,676 | #17 |
| 1909 | girls | 13 | #1152 |
| 1908 | boys | 1,478 | #18 |
| 1908 | girls | 9 | #1439 |
| 1907 | boys | 1,358 | #20 |
| 1907 | girls | 13 | #1092 |
| 1906 | boys | 1,308 | #19 |
| 1906 | girls | 8 | #1416 |
| 1905 | boys | 1,262 | #19 |
| 1905 | girls | 6 | #1696 |
| 1904 | boys | 1,194 | #19 |
| 1904 | girls | 8 | #1364 |
| 1903 | boys | 1,081 | #19 |
| 1903 | girls | 8 | #1318 |
| 1902 | boys | 1,067 | #20 |
| 1902 | girls | 13 | #972 |
| 1901 | boys | 924 | #19 |
| 1901 | girls | 6 | #1466 |
| 1900 | boys | 1,288 | #19 |
| 1900 | girls | 9 | #1319 |
| 1899 | boys | 885 | #21 |
| 1899 | girls | 6 | #1394 |
| 1898 | boys | 991 | #21 |
| 1898 | girls | 9 | #1171 |
| 1897 | boys | 923 | #20 |
| 1897 | girls | 5 | #1555 |
| 1896 | boys | 964 | #20 |
| 1896 | girls | 6 | #1416 |
| 1895 | boys | 933 | #20 |
| 1895 | girls | 8 | #1202 |
| 1894 | boys | 824 | #23 |
| 1894 | girls | 5 | #1485 |
| 1893 | boys | 743 | #25 |
| 1893 | girls | 8 | #1091 |
| 1892 | boys | 747 | #29 |
| 1892 | girls | 5 | #1450 |
| 1891 | boys | 564 | #31 |
| 1890 | boys | 607 | #31 |
| 1890 | girls | 5 | #1338 |
| 1889 | boys | 555 | #35 |
| 1888 | boys | 529 | #38 |
| 1887 | boys | 449 | #40 |
| 1886 | boys | 466 | #38 |
| 1886 | girls | 6 | #993 |
| 1885 | boys | 428 | #43 |
| 1885 | girls | 6 | #921 |
| 1884 | boys | 422 | #45 |
| 1884 | girls | 5 | #1024 |
| 1883 | boys | 358 | #48 |
| 1882 | boys | 397 | #44 |
| 1881 | boys | 291 | #55 |
| 1880 | boys | 301 | #60 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.