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How popular is the name John-Paul?
Births per year, rank history and how many John-Pauls are alive today.
John-Paul (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 2269th in 2025 and given to 10 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2007, when 32 babies were given the name, the 820th most popular that year. It has declined since 2007; the 2025 figure is roughly 31% of its peak. John-Paul is one spelling of a name also recorded as Jon-Paul; the combined figures below cover every spelling.
Across all spellings of the name, the John-Paul you are most likely to meet is around 18 years old - or else around 31: the name has two living generations. Half of all John-Pauls born in England and Wales are between 14 and 31, and there are at least 810 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 males, there's less than a 1% chance that anyone will be called John-Paul - on average, only one in every 375 such rooms contains a John-Paul.
How many babies are named John-Paul each year?
Includes all spellings: John-Paul, Jon-Paul. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the John-Paul spelling rank?
Where does the Jon-Paul spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name John-Paul most popular?
John-Paul peaked in 2007, when 40 babies in England and Wales were given the name across all spellings.
How many people are called John-Paul?
At least 810 people named John-Paul in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical John-Paul?
Most living John-Pauls are between 14 and 31; the most common age is about 18. There is a second cluster around 31.
Is John-Paul becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2007 peak.