How Many People Are Named Paulo?
An estimated 4,391 people in the United States have the first name Paulo. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Paulo peaked in popularity in 2006 with 122 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paulo 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 Paulo paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,391
About 1 in 78,058 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2006
122 births
Total Registered
4,921
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paulo
Paulo is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 4,921 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Paulo as a male name
Ranked #1,601 in 2024
107 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (122 births)
Paulo: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paulo span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 921 babies were registered. While Paulo is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Paulo by Decade
How has Paulo 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.
Paulo by State
Birth registrations for Paulo span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Massachusetts. The lowest are in North Carolina, Hawaii, Georgia. On average, about 245 Paulos were registered per state.
Paulo + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paulo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paulo
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paulo: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paulo?
We estimate approximately 4,391 people named Paulo 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 78,058 Americans share this first name.
Is Paulo a common name?
Paulo is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,921 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paulo most popular?
Paulo reached peak popularity in 2006, when 122 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paulo is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paulo a male name?
Paulo is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paulo Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paulo Smith, Paulo Johnson, Paulo 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.
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