Trend of the Popularity of Paul as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,316 male babies that were named Paul in the US, which was 0.08% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Paul peaked as a male baby name in the US in 1980 with a count of 11,819 babies, which was 0.66% of the total male babies born in the US in 1980.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Paul, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Paul.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Paul in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Paul in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Paul from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Paul as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	11819	0.66
1981	11776	0.66
1982	11310	0.62
1983	10828	0.60
1984	10460	0.58
1985	10315	0.56
1986	9715	0.53
1987	9707	0.52
1988	9438	0.49
1989	9029	0.45
1990	8579	0.42
1991	7680	0.38
1992	7003	0.35
1993	6481	0.33
1994	5798	0.30
1995	5414	0.28
1996	4883	0.26
1997	4752	0.25
1998	4321	0.23
1999	4020	0.21
2000	3795	0.19
2001	3523	0.18
2002	3263	0.17
2003	3256	0.17
2004	3191	0.16
2005	3145	0.16
2006	3037	0.15
2007	2771	0.13
2008	2555	0.13
2009	2428	0.12
2010	2129	0.11
2011	2078	0.11
2012	1958	0.10
2013	2038	0.11
2014	2007	0.10
2015	2032	0.11
2016	1941	0.10
2017	1699	0.09
2018	1635	0.09
2019	1513	0.08
2020	1401	0.08
2021	1385	0.08
2022	1334	0.08
2023	1359	0.08
2024	1330	0.08
2025	1316	0.08