How Many People Are Named Paolo?
An estimated 3,518 people in the United States have the first name Paolo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Paolo peaked in popularity in 2007 with 119 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paolo as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Paolo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,518
About 1 in 97,429 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2007
119 births
Total Registered
3,663
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paolo
Paolo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,663 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Paolo as a male name
Ranked #2,457 in 2024
56 male births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (119 births)
Paolo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paolo span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,009 babies were registered. While Paolo is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Paolo by Decade
How has Paolo tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Paolo by State
Birth registrations for Paolo span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Florida. The lowest are in Massachusetts, Georgia, Connecticut. On average, about 165 Paolos were registered per state.
Paolo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paolo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paolo
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paolo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paolo?
We estimate approximately 3,518 people named Paolo are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 97,429 Americans share this first name.
Is Paolo a common name?
Paolo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 95.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,663 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paolo most popular?
Paolo reached peak popularity in 2007, when 119 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paolo is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paolo a male name?
Paolo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paolo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paolo Smith, Paolo Johnson, Paolo Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me