Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Paul
Endangered
Down 95.1% from peak
Peak era
1957
Peak births
27,012
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Paul
How many people are named Paul?
An estimated 759,608 living Americans are named Paul.
How rare is Paul?
Paul is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,316 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 95.1% from its 1957 peak.
How old is the typical Paul?
The median age of a living American named Paul is approximately 59 years, with most bearers falling between 44 and 69 years old.
Is Paul still popular?
No. Paul is endangered as a baby name, down 95.1% from its 1957 peak with 1,316 births in 2025.
Where is Paul most common?
Paul has its strongest geographic signal in Alaska, where it appears 3.3× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19572025
Peak year
1957
Decline from peak
95.1%
2025
1,316
All-time
1,398,293
Where it lives now
Paul is most concentrated in Alaska — about 3.3× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Paul is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.