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Paulo

Boys' name · Millennial-era

Living in the US
~4,500 survival-weighted estimate
2025 rank
#1,554 among boys
Births in 2025
110 5,031 since 1880
Typical age
25 years, median

Paulo popularity over time

Paulo rank by birth year, 1913–2025Paulo ranked #2,273 in 1913 and #1,554 in 2025. Its best rank in the period was #932, in 1973.#1,000#1,554best #932 in 1973192019401960198020002020
Rank among US baby names by birth year, 1913–2025. Lower is more popular; the scale is logarithmic so the top of the chart is not compressed.

Paulo was used most in 2006, when 122 babies were given the name. The name does not appear in the data until 1913. The 2025 position is #1,554, on 110 births.

The ten-year change is +64%. It climbed 45 places against the previous year.

Babies named Paulo per yearPeaks at 122 births in 2006.122 in 20060192019401960198020002020
Recorded US births by year. The peak is labelled; the axis starts at zero.

How many people are named Paulo?

About 4,500 people named Paulo are alive in the United States today. SSA has recorded 5,031 births under the name since 1880.

This is a survival-weighted estimate, not a headcount: every recorded birth year is multiplied by the chance someone born that year is still alive, using the SSA period life table. How the estimate works.

How old is the average Paulo?

The typical living Paulo is 25 years old. Most living bearers were born in the 2000s. By the site’s era rules that makes Paulo a millennial-era name.

Your Paulo

Ages of living people named PauloHalf of living Paulos are older than 25 and half younger.median 25020406080100
Estimated living bearers by age today. Each bar is a birth year, weighted by the chance someone born then is still alive.

Where Paulo is most common

Relative to births, Texas carries 2.2× the national share of Paulos. California and Florida follow.

Where Paulo is used more than average3 states use the name Paulo more than the national average.Alaska: not over-representedAKMaine: not over-representedMEVermont: not over-representedVTNew Hampshire: not over-representedNHWashington: not over-representedWAIdaho: not over-representedIDMontana: not over-representedMTNorth Dakota: not over-representedNDMinnesota: not over-representedMNIllinois: not over-representedILWisconsin: not over-representedWIMichigan: not over-representedMINew York: not over-representedNYOregon: not over-representedORNevada: not over-representedNVWyoming: not over-representedWYSouth Dakota: not over-representedSDIowa: not over-representedIAIndiana: not over-representedINOhio: not over-representedOHPennsylvania: not over-representedPANew Jersey: not over-representedNJConnecticut: not over-representedCTRhode Island: not over-representedRICalifornia: 2.1× the national rateCAUtah: not over-representedUTColorado: not over-representedCONebraska: not over-representedNEMissouri: not over-representedMOKentucky: not over-representedKYWest Virginia: not over-representedWVVirginia: not over-representedVAMaryland: not over-representedMDDelaware: not over-representedDEMassachusetts: not over-representedMAArizona: not over-representedAZNew Mexico: not over-representedNMKansas: not over-representedKSArkansas: not over-representedARTennessee: not over-representedTNNorth Carolina: not over-representedNCSouth Carolina: not over-representedSCDistrict of Columbia: not over-representedDCOklahoma: not over-representedOKLouisiana: not over-representedLAMississippi: not over-representedMSAlabama: not over-representedALGeorgia: not over-representedGAHawaii: not over-representedHITexas: 2.2× the national rateTXFlorida: 1.4× the national rateFL
Same as national3× or more
Location quotient, 2016–2025. Shaded states use the name more than the country does, relative to their own births. Exact figures are in the table below.
States where Paulo is over-represented, 2016–2025. The location quotient compares the state's share of the name with the national share.
StateBirthsvs national rate
Texas 195 2.2×
California 206 2.1×
Florida 64 1.4×

Notable people named Paulo

Ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about them — a measure of reach, not of importance.
NameKnown forYearsEditions
Paulo Coelho Brazilian lyricist and novelist 1947 133
Paulo Dybala Argentine association football player 1993 79
Paulo Freire lawyer, college teacher, author 1921–1997 62
Paulo Ferreira Portuguese footballer 1979 55
Paulo Futre Portuguese association football player 1966 54
Paulo Wanchope Costa Rican association football player 1976 53
Paulo Silas Brazilian association football player 1965 48
Paulo Bento Portuguese football manager and former footballer 1969 39
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People and dates from Wikidata (CC0), limited to those with an English Wikipedia article who are known by this name as their first name.

Names similar to Paulo

Matched by sound and spelling inside this dataset, then ordered by total recorded births. This is not a claim about shared etymology.

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