Girl name#716 of girl names
Paola
Pronounced P AA1 OW1 L AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2006
- 75 years in use
How popular is Paola?
Paola is a girls' name, and first appears in 1950. It has been given to 31,102 children — the 716th most common girls' name on record.
It is falling away, down 68% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2006, when 1,410 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- P AA1 OW1 L AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 110
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Paola
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Paola
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Paola?
- Paola ranks 716th among girls' names in US records, with 31,102 births since 1950. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,028.
- Is Paola a unisex name?
- No. Paola is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Paola most popular?
- 2006, when 1,410 children were given the name. It has been in use for 75 years and is still recorded as of 2024.