Is Paola a boy or girl name?
Paola is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 229 girls and 0 boys were named Paola, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 24,462 US babies named Paola were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,081
- Babies named Paola since 1950
- 24,462
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 1,089 babies
Boys and girls named Paola, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 44 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 216 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 619 | 100% |
| 1980s | 37 | 1,657 | 97.8% |
| 1990s | 72 | 6,376 | 98.9% |
| 2000s | 39 | 9,877 | 99.6% |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,259 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,266 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 229 | #1,081 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 231 | #1,074 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 269 | #984 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 270 | #963 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 267 | #957 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 283 | #935 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 275 | #963 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 331 | #824 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 338 | #843 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 383 | #738 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 418 | #680 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 424 | #672 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 507 | #580 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 620 | #481 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 680 | #454 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 853 | #382 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 954 | #350 |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,602 | 1,021 | #328 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,089 | #302 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,041 | #309 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 936 | #342 |
| 2003 | 7 | #9,357 | 952 | #329 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,917 | 1,000 | #310 |
| 2001 | 8 | #8,112 | 1,040 | #307 |
| 2000 | 7 | #8,881 | 991 | #320 |
| 1999 | 10 | #6,386 | 1,027 | #301 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,218 | 812 | #354 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 656 | #398 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 700 | #379 |
| 1995 | 13 | #4,718 | 921 | #302 |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,359 | 747 | #353 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,402 | 402 | #585 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,438 | 500 | #490 |
| 1991 | 9 | #5,815 | 285 | #730 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,275 | 326 | #665 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,730 | 256 | #764 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,187 | 210 | #856 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,822 | 193 | #880 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,526 | 187 | #885 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,309 | 180 | #891 |
| 1984 | 6 | #6,121 | 160 | #928 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 163 | #917 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,266 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,127 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,470 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,287 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,238 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,398 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,630 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,583 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,953 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,160 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,914 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,722 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,227 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,163 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,689 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,033 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,916 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,390 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,071 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,839 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,258 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,742 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,863 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,925 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,194 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,482 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,306 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,395 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,901 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Paola reached #4,718 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #301 in 1999. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Paola
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.