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How popular is the name Paulo?
Births per year, rank history and how many Paulos are alive today.
Paulo (male) is a rare boys' name in England and Wales, ranked 5120th in 2024 and given to 3 babies. The name peaked in 2007, when 16 babies were given the name, the 1361st most popular that year. It has declined since 2007; the 2024 figure is roughly 19% of its peak.
The Paulo you are most likely to meet is around 18 years old. Half of all Paulos born in England and Wales are between 12 and 27, and there are at least 290 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 Paulo - on average, only one in every 1,045 such rooms contains a Paulo.
How many babies are named Paulo each year?
Where does Paulo 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 Paulo most popular?
Paulo peaked in 2007, when 16 babies in England and Wales were given the name.
How many people are called Paulo?
At least 290 people named Paulo born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Paulo?
Most living Paulos are between 12 and 27; the most common age is about 18.
Is Paulo becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2007 peak.