Paul

Meaning and origin of Paul

Popularity of Paul in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1920.
• Over recent years, Paul has been falling (−5.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Paul every 1.7 schools.

Paul in English-speaking countries

Paul ranks 236^th in Ireland, 256^th in United States and 274^th in Northern Ireland, against 22^nd in France.

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  291^st boys’ name47 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,048

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  236^th boys’ name56 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,283

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  256^th boys’ name4,005 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,284−1.8% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  274^th boys’ name19 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,340

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  325^th boys’ name113 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,504−2.9% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  299^th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,620

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  393^rd boys’ name26 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,713

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  538^th boys’ name215 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,843−8.4% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Names similar to Paul

• Jules
• Gabin
• Camille
• Marceau
• Lucas
• Pablo
• Victor
• Martin
• Léon
• Antoine
• Léo
• Ange

See also

• →French names of Latin origin
• 22^ndTop 100 French boy names