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Paul

Boy Latin #256 in 2023

Paul is a boy name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Paul

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles. From Paulus, from paulus.

Popularity of Paul

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,359 births in 2023

1880 2023

1,395,623 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

1957

27,075 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

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Rival; industrious

From Late - saint's name Laura, from the feminine form of laurus

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

Named after Justin Sherman of the Santa Fe Railway

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.