How popular is the name Paulo?

Paulo ranks 1,525th among boys' names in US records, with 5,067 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 964.

Is Paulo a unisex name?

No. Paulo is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

2006, when 129 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Boy name#1,525 of boy names

Pronounced P AO1 L OW2 (ARPABET)

Paulo is a boys' name, and first appears in 1913. It has been given to 5,067 children — the 1,525th most common boys' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 2006, when 129 children were given it.

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Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Paulo?: Paulo ranks 1,525th among boys' names in US records, with 5,067 births since 1913. Over the past decade it accounts for 964.
Is Paulo a unisex name?: No. Paulo is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Paulo most popular?: 2006, when 129 children were given the name. It has been in use for 112 years and is still recorded as of 2024.