Paulo
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- POW-loh
- Origin
- Latin
- US rank, 2025
- #1,554 for boys
Paulo is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “small, humble”. In 2025 it ranked 1,554th for boys in the US (110 babies).
What does Paulo mean?
Latin: Portuguese form of Paul
“small, humble”
The Portuguese form of Paul, used in Portugal and Brazil.
Is Paulo a girl's or a boy's name?
Paulo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 110 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Paulo in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2007, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Paulo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Paulo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 7 | #2,922 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | #1,829 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,231 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 8 | #2,656 |
| 2016 | 12 | #2,007 |
| 2015 | 8 | #2,614 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,125 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 9 | #2,306 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 16 | #1,490 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,458 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 14 | #1,348 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 11 | #1,384 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 9 | #1,503 |
| 1999 | 11 | #1,267 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Paulo in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,554among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 110about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 110 boys in the US were named Paulo, making it the 1,554th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,609th. Its busiest year was 2006, with 122 boys. It first appears in the records in 1913.
Half of all the boys named Paulo in the US since 1880 were born between 1976 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Paulo in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 110 | #1,554 |
| 2024 | 107 | #1,599 |
| 2023 | 111 | #1,567 |
| 2022 | 93 | #1,771 |
| 2021 | 85 | #1,823 |
| 2020 | 100 | #1,609 |
| 2019 | 68 | #2,109 |
| 2018 | 88 | #1,744 |
| 2017 | 71 | #2,003 |
| 2016 | 63 | #2,167 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,086 |
| 2014 | 74 | #1,944 |
| 2013 | 74 | #1,902 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,065 |
| 2011 | 91 | #1,656 |
| 2010 | 72 | #1,939 |
| 2009 | 85 | #1,773 |
| 2008 | 90 | #1,692 |
| 2007 | 90 | #1,681 |
| 2006 | 122 | #1,339 |
| 2005 | 121 | #1,279 |
| 2004 | 89 | #1,500 |
| 2003 | 88 | #1,476 |
| 2002 | 90 | #1,430 |
| 2001 | 77 | #1,560 |
| 2000 | 69 | #1,662 |
| 1999 | 66 | #1,621 |
| 1998 | 74 | #1,485 |
| 1997 | 62 | #1,625 |
| 1996 | 61 | #1,596 |
| 1995 | 81 | #1,302 |
| 1994 | 58 | #1,576 |
| 1993 | 55 | #1,615 |
| 1992 | 57 | #1,541 |
| 1991 | 77 | #1,267 |
| 1990 | 58 | #1,481 |
| 1989 | 55 | #1,487 |
| 1988 | 45 | #1,587 |
| 1987 | 57 | #1,293 |
| 1986 | 49 | #1,418 |
| 1985 | 61 | #1,213 |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,153 |
| 1983 | 64 | #1,120 |
| 1982 | 72 | #1,072 |
| 1981 | 83 | #995 |
| 1980 | 79 | #1,019 |
| 1979 | 84 | #965 |
| 1978 | 75 | #996 |
| 1977 | 61 | #1,113 |
| 1976 | 78 | #942 |
| 1975 | 68 | #994 |
| 1974 | 65 | #1,019 |
| 1973 | 75 | #932 |
| 1972 | 60 | #1,040 |
| 1971 | 72 | #958 |
| 1970 | 51 | #1,159 |
| 1969 | 35 | #1,351 |
| 1968 | 28 | #1,477 |
| 1967 | 29 | #1,410 |
| 1966 | 26 | #1,509 |
| 1965 | 19 | #1,805 |
| 1964 | 26 | #1,544 |
| 1963 | 18 | #1,901 |
| 1962 | 23 | #1,668 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,536 |
| 1960 | 9 | #2,869 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,289 |
| 1958 | 13 | #2,263 |
| 1957 | 11 | #2,492 |
| 1956 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1955 | 16 | #1,978 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,043 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,530 |
| 1952 | 11 | #2,374 |
| 1951 | 15 | #1,971 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,110 |
| 1949 | 24 | #1,500 |
| 1948 | 20 | #1,655 |
| 1947 | 13 | #2,168 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,533 |
| 1945 | 10 | #2,241 |
| 1944 | 15 | #1,809 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,276 |
| 1942 | 10 | #2,385 |
| 1941 | 18 | #1,633 |
| 1940 | 9 | #2,478 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,288 |
| 1938 | 12 | #2,084 |
| 1937 | 15 | #1,828 |
| 1936 | 11 | #2,184 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,127 |
| 1934 | 18 | #1,658 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,213 |
| 1932 | 14 | #1,995 |
| 1931 | 17 | #1,770 |
| 1930 | 20 | #1,644 |
| 1929 | 21 | #1,611 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,074 |
| 1927 | 20 | #1,748 |
| 1926 | 10 | #2,723 |
| 1925 | 15 | #2,088 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1923 | 18 | #1,873 |
| 1922 | 17 | #1,951 |
| 1921 | 15 | #2,151 |
| 1920 | 6 | #3,814 |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,731 |
| 1916 | 6 | #3,515 |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,272 |
Names like Paulo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Marco Pablo Marcus Lorenzo Arlo Joshua Lucas Patrick Hugo Pedro Luca Adam
Names related to Paulo
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Paulo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/paulo, updated 20 October 2026.