# Paolo (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/paolo/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Italian |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,739 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,739 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 439, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Paolo. Doublet of Paul.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 73 | 1,917 |
| 2012 | 80 | 1,843 |
| 2013 | 56 | 2,297 |
| 2014 | 69 | 2,055 |
| 2015 | 57 | 2,321 |
| 2016 | 62 | 2,200 |
| 2017 | 61 | 2,210 |
| 2018 | 63 | 2,204 |
| 2019 | 35 | 3,320 |
| 2020 | 51 | 2,534 |
| 2021 | 64 | 2,213 |
| 2022 | 70 | 2,127 |
| 2023 | 75 | 2,025 |
| 2024 | 56 | 2,464 |
| 2025 | 76 | 2,003 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15 | 1,522 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1,589 |
| 2013 | 13 | 1,706 |
| 2014 | 18 | 1,370 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,020 |
| 2016 | 10 | 2,175 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1,923 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1,875 |
| 2019 | 13 | 1,745 |
| 2020 | 6 | 2,960 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3,451 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3,048 |
| 2023 | 17 | 1,461 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,270 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2,952 |

## People named Paolo

- Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Florentine astronomer
- Paolo Bacigalupi, American science fiction and fantasy writer
- Paolo Banchero, American basketball player (born 2002)
- Paolo Renier, 119th, and penultimate, Doge of Venice
- Paolo Magnani, Catholic bishop ( 1926-2023)
- Paolo Quinteros, Argentine basketball player (born 1979)
- Paolo Marella, apostolic nuncio and cardinal (1895–1984)
- Paolo Dezza, Catholic cardinal (1901–1999)
- Paolo Gregoletto, American bassist
- Paolo Vidoz, boxer
- Paolo Iashvili, Georgian poet (1894-1937)
- Paolo Goltz, Argentine footballer

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.