Paulo
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning small; Portuguese form of Paul.
Babies a year
71
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Paulo by the numbers
Paulo was given to 71 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 122 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Paul
Like Paulo, each of these traces back to Paul: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Paulinesmall; feminine form of Paul60 in the US (2017)
- Pavelsmall or humble; form of Paul15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jeanpaulgod is gracious and small; a compound of Jean and Paul11 in the US (2017)
- John-PaulGod is gracious and small; combination of John and Paul10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Polsmall; a diminutive of Paul5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Roman-Paulroman; small; a compound name; form of Roman and Paul3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Paulo. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Paulo
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