Paulo

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Paulo: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Paulo: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,199 in 1999, and it stood at #5,119 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
28times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1199highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1591
1997	#1578
1998	#1485
1999	#1199
2000	#1425
2001	#1286
2002	#1322
2003	#2189
2004	#1280
2005	#1991
2006	#1892
2007	#1361
2008	#1403
2009	#2126
2010	#2199
2011	#2390
2012	#2721
2013	#2660
2014	#2964
2015	#2483
2016	#2027
2017	#2512
2018	#3959
2019	#2488
2020	#1723
2022	#2755
2023	#4991
2024	#5119

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 28 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1199 among boys in England and Wales, in 1999 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Paulo by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Paulo in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	33	4 of 10	8
2000sbusiest	109	10 of 10	11
2010s	76	10 of 10	8
2020s	26	4 of 10	7

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2000s were its busiest decade, averaging 11 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Paulo appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1199 in England and Wales in 1999.

Paulo's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#5119	3	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4991	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#2755	7	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#1723	13	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#2488	8	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#3959	4	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#2512	8	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#2027	11	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2483	8	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2964	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2660	7	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2721	7	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#2390	8	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2199	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2126	9	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#1403	16	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#1361	16	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#1892	9	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#1991	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1280	14	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2189	6	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1322	11	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#1286	11	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1425	9	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	male	#1199	11	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1485	8	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	male	#1578	7	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#1591	7	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 28 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,199, first reached in 1999.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 16 births, registered in England and Wales in 2007.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
25 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
2separate stretches the record falls into2 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#5,119position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
16births registered in its largest year, 2007Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Pauric · #132, 55y
Pavel · #348, 46y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Llywelyn · #1199, 28y
Reuel · #1199, 28y
Husain · #1201, 29y
Kairan · #1201, 25y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Beckham · #1199, 12y
Llywelyn · #1199, 28y
Reuel · #1199, 28y
Meher · #1198, 22y

Paulo and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Paulo without appearing here.

Paulo moved ahead of

Brent Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3959 and #3412 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #1723 and #4608.
Kim Compare
In 2006 they stood at #1892 and #1892 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2007 that had become #1361 and #2435.
Ashleigh Compare
In 2004 they stood at #2189 and #1962 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2005 that had become #1991 and #2754.
Tayla Compare
In 1996 they stood at #1591 and #1458 in England and Wales · Boys; by 1997 that had become #1578 and #2022.

Moved ahead of Paulo

Isak Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2755 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4991 and #1461.
Arne Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2755 and #3048 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4991 and #2160.
Robyn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2755 and #3449 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4991 and #2325.
Willow Compare
In 2022 they stood at #2755 and #4001 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #4991 and #2325.

Moved the opposite way to Paulo

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Paulo went from #1591 to #5119 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Paulo went from #1591 to #5119 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Paulo went from #1591 to #5119 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Paulo went from #1591 to #5119 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Paulo

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Paulo went from #1591 to #5119 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Paulo went from #1591 to #5119 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Paulo went from #1591 to #5119 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Paulo went from #1591 to #5119 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1199 in England and Wales in 1999. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Paulo

Paulo at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Paulo by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Paulo appears in

Popularity data

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Paulo and the names beside it

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Paulo at a glance

Paulo by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Paulo appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Paulo and the names beside it

Paulo moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Paulo

Moved the opposite way to Paulo

Moved the same way as Paulo