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Paolo

/ˈpaʊloʊ/ · 100% boys · 76 born in 2025

Paolo has been given to about 3,739 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈpaʊloʊ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,484
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Paolo per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2007 · 119
  • Born in 202576
  • All time3,739
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Paolo?

Its best year was 2007, when 119 babies were given the name, ranking 1383rd. The typical living American called Paolo is about 24 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Paolo

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Pablo0.80
  2. Paulo0.80
  3. Apollo0.68
  4. Arlo0.65
  5. Carlo0.65
  6. Marlo0.65
  7. Halo0.65
  8. Camilo0.57

Middle names for Paolo

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

Sibling names for Paolo

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ilianasister · 0.90
  2. Daliasister · 0.90
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.90
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.90
  5. Hassanbrother · 0.90
  6. Samirasister · 0.89

Where Paolo is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.01%
  2. California0.00%
  3. New York0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

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

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

Paolo 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.