John-Paul
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- JON-PAWL
- Origin
- Modern
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,342 for boys
John-Paul is a boys' name of Modern origin, meaning “God is gracious + small”. In 2025 it ranked 2,342nd for boys in the UK (10 babies).
What does John-Paul mean?
Modern: combination of John and Paul
“God is gracious + small”
Often given in honour of Pope John Paul II, who took the name on his election in 1978.
Is John-Paul a girl's or a boy's name?
John-Paul is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 10 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is John-Paul in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,342among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 30,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 10 boys in the UK were named John-Paul, making it the 2,342nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,185th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 44 boys.
2025 had more boys named John-Paul than any year since 2020.
Half of all the boys named John-Paul in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 13 boys in the UK were given John-Paul or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,668, up from #2,342 for this spelling alone.
- John-Paul 10
- Jon-Paul 3
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,265th in England and Wales.
John-Paul in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #2,342 |
| 2024 | 5 | #3,772 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 10 | #2,185 |
| 2019 | 19 | #1,412 |
| 2018 | 22 | #1,280 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 19 | #1,458 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 25 | #1,162 |
| 2013 | 28 | #1,069 |
| 2012 | 30 | #1,030 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,056 |
| 2010 | 23 | #1,206 |
| 2009 | 30 | #972 |
| 2008 | 23 | #1,171 |
| 2007 | 44 | #710 |
| 2006 | 17 | #1,302 |
| 2005 | 20 | #1,133 |
| 2004 | 26 | #903 |
| 2003 | 10 | #1,608 |
| 2002 | 14 | #1,193 |
| 2001 | 13 | #1,209 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 25 | #736 |
| 1998 | 16 | #980 |
| 1997 | 20 | #840 |
| 1996 | 19 | #819 |
Nicknames for John-Paul
- JP
Names like John-Paul
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Jacob Harry Joseph Samuel Joel Joshua William Charlie Daniel Perez Jack Tristan
Other spellings of John-Paul
Names related to John-Paul
More Modern names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “John-Paul: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/john-paul, updated 20 October 2026.