Is Paolo a boy or girl name?

Paolo is a boy’s name. Of the 3,739 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Paolo

Recorded 1910–2025 · United States

Paolo was most popular in 2007, when 119 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,129 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,257, with 76 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,739 people named Paolo.

Paolo over time

Births per year. The dot marks Paolo’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Paolo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Paolo is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,739 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Paolo

Where Paolo is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org