Names / Boy names
Paul
Current rank
#262
holding steady
All-time peak
#12
in 1930
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
1.4 million
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #12 in 1930 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Paul first appears in 1880. Its strongest year was 1930, at #12 nationally. As of the latest data it stands at #262, staying stable. Across all years, more than 1.4 million children have been named this.