Paola Girl
How popular is Paola?
#1,258 girl name in 2025
178 baby girls were named Paola in the US in 2025, making it the 1258th most popular girl name.
24,313living people named Paola (est.)
23median age of people named Paola
24,644babies named Paola since 1880
1 in 18,626US babies born in 2025
Paola popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,258 for girls (▼ 181 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 178 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-54% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #736 in 2015, #953 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2006 (1,089 girls) |
| Highest rank | #300 in 1999 |
| First recorded | 1950 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Paola is most popular
Babies named Paola per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Florida: 0.4 per 1,000 (153 girls)
- Texas: 0.3 per 1,000 (275 girls)
- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (231 girls)
- Arizona: 0.3 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- Illinois: 0.2 per 1,000 (46 girls)
Paola by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44 | #3,084 |
| 1960s | 217 | #1,980 |
| 1970s | 619 | #1,231 |
| 1980s | 1,657 | #761 |
| 1990s | 6,377 | #300 |
| 2000s | 9,877 | #302 |
| 2010s | 4,259 | #454 |
| 2020s | 1,446 | #953 |
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Questions
- Is Paola a boy or girl name?
- Paola is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Paola were girls.
- How popular is the name Paola?
- 178 baby girls were named Paola in the US in 2025, making it the 1258th most popular girl name.
- When was Paola most popular?
- Paola peaked in 2006, when 1,089 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #300 in 1999.
- How many people are named Paola?
- 24,644 babies have been named Paola in the US since 1880. We estimate about 24,313 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Paola most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Paola was most common in Florida, at 0.4 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.