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How popular is the name Paolo?
Births per year, rank history and how many Paolos are alive today.
Paolo (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 2952nd in 2025 and given to 7 babies. The name peaked in 2002, when 25 babies were given the name, the 753rd most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2010, with 23 babies given the name that year. It has declined since 2002; the 2025 figure is roughly 28% of its peak.
The Paolo you are most likely to meet is around 17 years old. Half of all Paolos born in England and Wales are between 14 and 29, and there are at least 540 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 Paolo - on average, only one in every 562 such rooms contains a Paolo.
How many babies are named Paolo each year?
Where does Paolo rank among boys' names?
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 Paolo most popular?
Paolo peaked in 2002, when 25 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Paolo?
At least 540 people named Paolo born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Paolo?
Most living Paolos are between 14 and 29; the most common age is about 17.
Is Paolo becoming more or less popular?
Rising: numbers have been climbing in recent years.