How Many People Are Named Paola Velazquez?

There are approximately 5 people named Paola Velazquez living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Paola with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Velazquez. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 68,550,868 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Paola

Last Name

Velazquez

Paola: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Paola. The peak year was 2006 with 1,089 births. The average person named Paola today is 24 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Paola

In the 2020 Census, the first name Paola was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (92.05%). The next largest recorded groups were White (6.54%) and Black (0.64%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Paola in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Paola rose or fell over time.

White

6.54%

Black

0.64%

Hispanic

92.05%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.55%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.03%

Two or More Races

0.19%

Ancestry of the Velazquez Surname

The surname Velazquez was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Velazquez in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

3.70%

Black

0.51%

Hispanic

95.20%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.22%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.14%

Two or More Races

0.23%

How we calculated this

The first name "Paola" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Velazquez" appears at a rate of 21.86 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Paola are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 5 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Paola

Paola Smith Paola Johnson Paola Williams Paola Brown Paola Jones Paola Garcia

Other people with the surname Velazquez

Michael Velazquez James Velazquez John Velazquez David Velazquez Robert Velazquez William Velazquez Marcus Velazquez

Paola Velazquez: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Paola Velazquez?

We estimate approximately 5 people named Paola Velazquez are alive in the United States today. The first name Paola is shared by 23,873 Americans, and the surname Velazquez is shared by 74,942.

How rare is the name Paola Velazquez?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. The first name Paola is uncommon and the surname Velazquez is uncommon.

Is Paola a male or female name?

Paola is predominantly female, with 0.6% of bearers being male and 99.4% female. It peaked in popularity in 2006 and the average bearer today is 24 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Paola?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Paola was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (92.05%). The next largest recorded groups were White (6.54%) and Black (0.64%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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