Over the past 110 years, 1 959 girls and 1 364 807 boys have been named Paul. The name Paul ranks 2851th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Paul in 1914. The peak of popularity of the name Paul came in the 1920s and 1960s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.