How Many People Are Named Paola?
people named Paola are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 14,079 people in the US has this name
Based on 24,644 babies named Paola in Social Security records from 1950 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,089 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Italian feminine form of PAUL.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Paola, 99.4% were girls and 0.6% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Paola alive today is about 23 years old, and 77% are under 30. Half of them were between 16 and 29 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Paola first appears in the records in 1950 and was given most often in 2006, to 1,089 babies. In 2025, 178 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1950 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Paola has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #301, in 1999. In 2025 it ranked #1,260.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,260 |
| Best rank | #301 (1999) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #321 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Paola alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Paola were born in California than in any other state: about 7,631 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Paola was given 2.3 times as often in California, 2.2 times in Texas and 1.8 times in Arizona.
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