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Paulo

/ˈpɔloʊ/ · 100% boys · 110 born in 2025

Paulo has been given to about 5,031 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈpɔloʊ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 4,438
Median age today27 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Paulo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 122
  • Born in 2025110
  • All time5,031

How popular is Paulo?

Its best year was 2006, when 122 babies were given the name, ranking 1344th. The typical living American called Paulo is about 27 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Paulo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Pablo0.80
  2. Paul0.70
  3. Arlo0.65
  4. Carlo0.65
  5. Marlo0.65
  6. Halo0.65
  7. Camilo0.57
  8. Danilo0.57

Middle names for Paulo

Ranked by flow score
  1. Paulo Lee0.83
  2. Paulo Dean0.82
  3. Paulo Blake0.82
  4. Paulo Bryce0.82
  5. Paulo Wade0.82
  6. Paulo Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Paulo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.94
  2. Dariobrother · 0.92
  3. Valentinbrother · 0.92
  4. Chanasister · 0.91
  5. Daliasister · 0.91
  6. Noemisister · 0.90

Where Paulo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.01%
  2. California0.01%
  3. Illinois0.01%
  4. Pennsylvania0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Paulo White0.78
  2. Paulo Reyes0.78
  3. Paulo Nguyen0.78
  4. Paulo Lee0.78
  5. Paulo Hill0.78
  6. Paulo Hall0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Paulo

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Paulo across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.