Is Paul a boy or girl name?
Paul is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 1,320 boys were named Paul, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.4% of the 1,402,786 US babies named Paul were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #264
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Paul since 1880
- 1,402,786
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 27,075 babies
Boys and girls named Paul, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,196 | 17 | 0.4% |
| 1890s | 8,181 | 57 | 0.7% |
| 1900s | 12,636 | 93 | 0.7% |
| 1910s | 78,216 | 410 | 0.5% |
| 1920s | 132,384 | 853 | 0.6% |
| 1930s | 125,771 | 631 | 0.5% |
| 1940s | 183,356 | 538 | 0.3% |
| 1950s | 253,191 | 616 | 0.2% |
| 1960s | 242,503 | 916 | 0.4% |
| 1970s | 136,404 | 815 | 0.6% |
| 1980s | 104,397 | 708 | 0.7% |
| 1990s | 58,932 | 146 | 0.2% |
| 2000s | 30,959 | 43 | 0.1% |
| 2010s | 19,023 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 6,794 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,320 | #264 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 1,359 | #256 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 1,330 | #262 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1,384 | #257 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1,401 | #252 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 1,512 | #245 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1,634 | #234 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 1,697 | #225 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1,940 | #206 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 2,032 | #199 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 2,007 | #201 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 2,038 | #198 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 1,957 | #190 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 2,077 | #186 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 2,129 | #177 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 2,428 | #160 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2,554 | #154 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 2,771 | #147 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 3,036 | #132 | 6 | #16,623 |
| 2005 | 3,145 | #130 | 5 | #18,479 |
| 2004 | 3,188 | #127 | 9 | #11,395 |
| 2003 | 3,256 | #123 | 7 | #13,475 |
| 2002 | 3,263 | #118 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3,523 | #109 | 7 | #13,133 |
| 2000 | 3,795 | #100 | 9 | #10,525 |
| 1999 | 4,020 | #94 | 6 | #13,974 |
| 1998 | 4,321 | #89 | 11 | #8,435 |
| 1997 | 4,752 | #79 | 14 | #6,727 |
| 1996 | 4,883 | #78 | 13 | #7,031 |
| 1995 | 5,413 | #71 | 12 | #7,395 |
| 1994 | 5,797 | #64 | 10 | #8,612 |
| 1993 | 6,482 | #56 | 9 | #9,314 |
| 1992 | 7,003 | #55 | 15 | #6,220 |
| 1991 | 7,682 | #53 | 25 | #4,169 |
| 1990 | 8,579 | #49 | 31 | #3,492 |
| 1989 | 9,029 | #49 | 43 | #2,641 |
| 1988 | 9,435 | #46 | 77 | #1,683 |
| 1987 | 9,706 | #46 | 64 | #1,830 |
| 1986 | 9,716 | #45 | 68 | #1,731 |
| 1985 | 10,315 | #42 | 74 | #1,615 |
| 1984 | 10,461 | #40 | 81 | #1,442 |
| 1983 | 10,826 | #39 | 84 | #1,408 |
| 1982 | 11,310 | #35 | 71 | #1,634 |
| 1981 | 11,778 | #35 | 75 | #1,576 |
| 1980 | 11,821 | #35 | 71 | #1,634 |
| 1979 | 11,632 | #34 | 74 | #1,564 |
| 1978 | 11,733 | #33 | 77 | #1,482 |
| 1977 | 11,799 | #31 | 76 | #1,461 |
| 1976 | 11,783 | #28 | 77 | #1,391 |
| 1975 | 12,016 | #29 | 78 | #1,372 |
| 1974 | 12,312 | #27 | 98 | #1,164 |
| 1973 | 12,903 | #24 | 77 | #1,325 |
| 1972 | 14,561 | #24 | 71 | #1,402 |
| 1971 | 17,468 | #24 | 95 | #1,203 |
| 1970 | 20,197 | #23 | 92 | #1,222 |
| 1969 | 20,687 | #22 | 121 | #981 |
| 1968 | 21,869 | #19 | 116 | #963 |
| 1967 | 22,824 | #18 | 87 | #1,138 |
| 1966 | 23,578 | #18 | 97 | #1,070 |
| 1965 | 24,921 | #16 | 91 | #1,105 |
| 1964 | 26,877 | #16 | 96 | #1,123 |
| 1963 | 26,667 | #17 | 79 | #1,236 |
| 1962 | 23,806 | #19 | 75 | #1,281 |
| 1961 | 25,641 | #18 | 73 | #1,300 |
| 1960 | 25,633 | #18 | 81 | #1,215 |
| 1959 | 25,709 | #17 | 75 | #1,242 |
| 1958 | 26,257 | #15 | 78 | #1,209 |
| 1957 | 27,012 | #18 | 63 | #1,338 |
| 1956 | 26,897 | #17 | 70 | #1,248 |
| 1955 | 26,698 | #16 | 65 | #1,260 |
| 1954 | 26,221 | #16 | 50 | #1,433 |
| 1953 | 25,509 | #16 | 50 | #1,386 |
| 1952 | 24,293 | #19 | 60 | #1,233 |
| 1951 | 22,852 | #18 | 50 | #1,327 |
| 1950 | 21,743 | #18 | 55 | #1,246 |
| 1949 | 21,589 | #17 | 57 | #1,206 |
| 1948 | 21,252 | #18 | 60 | #1,170 |
| 1947 | 22,793 | #18 | 63 | #1,136 |
| 1946 | 21,063 | #18 | 66 | #1,048 |
| 1945 | 16,994 | #17 | 37 | #1,327 |
| 1944 | 16,659 | #17 | 45 | #1,184 |
| 1943 | 17,249 | #19 | 47 | #1,189 |
| 1942 | 16,493 | #19 | 47 | #1,159 |
| 1941 | 15,167 | #18 | 63 | #931 |
| 1940 | 14,097 | #17 | 53 | #986 |
| 1939 | 13,336 | #17 | 47 | #1,049 |
| 1938 | 13,360 | #15 | 35 | #1,242 |
| 1937 | 12,880 | #15 | 44 | #1,082 |
| 1936 | 12,306 | #15 | 53 | #948 |
| 1935 | 12,563 | #14 | 59 | #901 |
| 1934 | 12,196 | #14 | 58 | #901 |
| 1933 | 11,854 | #14 | 51 | #971 |
| 1932 | 12,067 | #13 | 79 | #764 |
| 1931 | 12,255 | #12 | 91 | #705 |
| 1930 | 12,954 | #12 | 114 | #648 |
| 1929 | 12,431 | #13 | 91 | #734 |
| 1928 | 13,159 | #13 | 123 | #637 |
| 1927 | 13,605 | #13 | 102 | #716 |
| 1926 | 13,653 | #13 | 86 | #782 |
| 1925 | 14,174 | #13 | 81 | #832 |
| 1924 | 13,339 | #14 | 78 | #852 |
| 1923 | 13,362 | #14 | 76 | #843 |
| 1922 | 12,922 | #14 | 81 | #816 |
| 1921 | 13,169 | #14 | 60 | #962 |
| 1920 | 12,570 | #14 | 75 | #840 |
| 1919 | 11,305 | #15 | 59 | #922 |
| 1918 | 11,755 | #14 | 70 | #861 |
| 1917 | 11,156 | #13 | 62 | #887 |
| 1916 | 10,790 | #12 | 50 | #974 |
| 1915 | 10,328 | #13 | 44 | #1,008 |
| 1914 | 7,733 | #13 | 43 | #900 |
| 1913 | 5,966 | #14 | 31 | #976 |
| 1912 | 4,785 | #14 | 27 | #997 |
| 1911 | 2,393 | #17 | 15 | #1,224 |
| 1910 | 2,005 | #15 | 9 | #1,737 |
| 1909 | 1,676 | #17 | 13 | #1,198 |
| 1908 | 1,478 | #18 | 9 | #1,517 |
| 1907 | 1,358 | #20 | 13 | #1,127 |
| 1906 | 1,308 | #19 | 8 | #1,523 |
| 1905 | 1,262 | #19 | 6 | #1,877 |
| 1904 | 1,194 | #19 | 8 | #1,455 |
| 1903 | 1,081 | #19 | 8 | #1,414 |
| 1902 | 1,067 | #20 | 13 | #1,009 |
| 1901 | 924 | #19 | 6 | #1,625 |
| 1900 | 1,288 | #19 | 9 | #1,404 |
| 1899 | 885 | #21 | 6 | #1,550 |
| 1898 | 991 | #21 | 9 | #1,241 |
| 1897 | 923 | #20 | 5 | #1,738 |
| 1896 | 964 | #20 | 6 | #1,543 |
| 1895 | 933 | #20 | 8 | #1,277 |
| 1894 | 824 | #23 | 5 | #1,658 |
| 1893 | 743 | #25 | 8 | #1,152 |
| 1892 | 747 | #29 | 5 | #1,618 |
| 1891 | 564 | #31 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 607 | #31 | 5 | #1,487 |
| 1889 | 555 | #35 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 529 | #38 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 449 | #40 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 466 | #38 | 6 | #1,077 |
| 1885 | 428 | #43 | 6 | #1,023 |
| 1884 | 422 | #45 | 5 | #1,135 |
| 1883 | 358 | #48 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 397 | #44 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 291 | #55 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 301 | #60 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Paul reached #12 in 1916. As a girl name, it reached #637 in 1928. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Paul
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.