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Boy name Latin origin Christian tradition

Paul

PAWL · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Small or humble
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#264
2024 births1,320
Peak year1957
First appeared1880
Total US births1,396,943
1957 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
PauliePauly
Alternate spellings
Pauel
In other languages
PabloPaoloPavelPaavo

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Notable people named Paul

Paul McCartney
Paul Newman
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