The baby name Paul appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1955 with 35,145 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Paul has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 2,578 |
| 1911 | 2,841 |
| 1912 | 5,948 |
| 1913 | 7,247 |
| 1914 | 22 |
| 1914 | 9,467 |
| 1915 | 13 |
| 1915 | 12,605 |
| 1916 | 17 |
| 1916 | 13,506 |
| 1917 | 19 |
| 1917 | 14,330 |
| 1918 | 33 |
| 1918 | 15,166 |
| 1919 | 19 |
| 1919 | 14,563 |
| 1920 | 38 |
| 1920 | 16,096 |
| 1921 | 15 |
| 1921 | 16,935 |
| 1922 | 41 |
| 1922 | 16,713 |
| 1923 | 29 |
| 1923 | 17,119 |
| 1924 | 43 |
| 1924 | 17,020 |
| 1925 | 16 |
| 1925 | 18,164 |
| 1926 | 37 |
| 1926 | 17,693 |
| 1927 | 59 |
| 1927 | 17,313 |
| 1928 | 100 |
| 1928 | 16,650 |
| 1929 | 99 |
| 1929 | 15,385 |
| 1930 | 63 |
| 1930 | 16,682 |
| 1931 | 65 |
| 1931 | 15,139 |
| 1932 | 22 |
| 1932 | 14,571 |
| 1933 | 6 |
| 1933 | 14,868 |
| 1934 | 19 |
| 1934 | 15,095 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1935 | 15,926 |
| 1936 | 16 |
| 1936 | 15,555 |
| 1937 | 6 |
| 1937 | 16,471 |
| 1938 | 6 |
| 1938 | 16,172 |
| 1939 | 5 |
| 1939 | 15,872 |
| 1940 | 9 |
| 1940 | 17,741 |
| 1941 | 15 |
| 1941 | 18,742 |
| 1942 | 15 |
| 1942 | 20,403 |
| 1943 | 20,901 |
| 1944 | 20,479 |
| 1945 | 20,916 |
| 1946 | 24 |
| 1946 | 22,824 |
| 1947 | 29 |
| 1947 | 24,210 |
| 1948 | 38 |
| 1948 | 27,096 |
| 1949 | 10 |
| 1949 | 27,000 |
| 1950 | 27,228 |
| 1951 | 13 |
| 1951 | 27,705 |
| 1952 | 20 |
| 1952 | 29,422 |
| 1953 | 32,271 |
| 1954 | 5 |
| 1954 | 31,720 |
| 1955 | 15 |
| 1955 | 35,145 |
| 1956 | 12 |
| 1956 | 35,036 |
| 1957 | 17 |
| 1957 | 33,903 |
| 1958 | 38 |
| 1958 | 33,149 |
| 1959 | 29 |
| 1959 | 30,501 |
| 1960 | 46 |
| 1960 | 31,375 |
| 1961 | 28 |
| 1961 | 30,752 |
| 1962 | 29 |
| 1962 | 27,720 |
| 1963 | 24 |
| 1963 | 31,948 |
| 1964 | 77 |
| 1964 | 30,668 |
| 1965 | 33 |
| 1965 | 30,103 |
| 1966 | 51 |
| 1966 | 26,751 |
| 1967 | 44 |
| 1967 | 26,432 |
| 1968 | 31 |
| 1968 | 24,955 |
| 1969 | 59 |
| 1969 | 23,560 |
| 1970 | 33 |
| 1970 | 22,357 |
| 1971 | 49 |
| 1971 | 19,369 |
| 1972 | 19 |
| 1972 | 16,045 |
| 1973 | 10 |
| 1973 | 14,087 |
| 1974 | 38 |
| 1974 | 13,550 |
| 1975 | 39 |
| 1975 | 13,067 |
| 1976 | 25 |
| 1976 | 12,829 |
| 1977 | 23 |
| 1977 | 14,547 |
| 1978 | 29 |
| 1978 | 13,359 |
| 1979 | 17 |
| 1979 | 13,182 |
| 1980 | 5 |
| 1980 | 13,665 |
| 1981 | 11 |
| 1981 | 12,219 |
| 1982 | 49 |
| 1982 | 11,807 |
| 1983 | 36 |
| 1983 | 11,770 |
| 1984 | 14 |
| 1984 | 10,675 |
| 1985 | 23 |
| 1985 | 9,769 |
| 1986 | 16 |
| 1986 | 11,134 |
| 1987 | 32 |
| 1987 | 10,047 |
| 1988 | 17 |
| 1988 | 9,613 |
| 1989 | 16 |
| 1989 | 9,127 |
| 1990 | 8,598 |
| 1991 | 7,657 |
| 1992 | 7,502 |
| 1993 | 7,137 |
| 1994 | 6,564 |
| 1995 | 5,909 |
| 1996 | 5,283 |
| 1997 | 5,151 |
| 1998 | 4,638 |
| 1999 | 4,458 |
| 2000 | 4,117 |
| 2001 | 3,701 |
| 2002 | 3,389 |
| 2003 | 3,407 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3,405 |
| 2005 | 3,464 |
| 2006 | 3,489 |
| 2007 | 2,990 |
| 2008 | 2,819 |
| 2009 | 2,752 |
| 2010 | 2,294 |
| 2011 | 2,204 |
| 2012 | 2,308 |
| 2013 | 2,365 |
| 2014 | 2,200 |
| 2015 | 2,574 |
| 2016 | 2,552 |
| 2017 | 2,097 |
| 2018 | 2,028 |
| 2019 | 1,869 |
| 2020 | 1,448 |
| 2021 | 1,545 |
| 2022 | 1,421 |
| 2023 | 1,443 |
| 2024 | 1,423 |