NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Paul Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Paul: every year it appeared on the national list since 1884, with 5,842 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
5,842
Peak year
1928 #637
Years on the list
118
10-year trend
-42.6%

In the 1920s · Most used in PA in {year}

Popularity history

1884–2006

YearBirthsRank
199125#4169
199215#6221
19939#9314
199410#8611
199512#7396
199613#7031
199714#6727
199811#8435
19996#13974
20009#10526
20017#13133
20037#13476
20049#11395
20055#18482
20066#16623

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1928

PA
13
OH
11
KY
7
NY
7
IL
6
MO
6

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