Trend of the Popularity of Paul as a Male Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 121 male babies that were named Paul in California, which was 0.07% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Paul peaked as a male baby name in California in 1981 with a count of 1,410 babies, which was 0.70% of the total male babies born in California in 1981.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in California that were named Paul, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in California that were named Paul.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Paul in California

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Paul in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Paul from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Paul as a Male Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	1298	0.68
1981	1410	0.70
1982	1326	0.65
1983	1351	0.65
1984	1309	0.62
1985	1248	0.56
1986	1253	0.55
1987	1228	0.51
1988	1257	0.50
1989	1210	0.45
1990	1145	0.39
1991	1063	0.37
1992	956	0.34
1993	868	0.32
1994	740	0.28
1995	697	0.27
1996	586	0.23
1997	576	0.24
1998	535	0.22
1999	481	0.20
2000	435	0.18
2001	471	0.19
2002	426	0.17
2003	404	0.16
2004	412	0.16
2005	434	0.17
2006	366	0.14
2007	361	0.14
2008	309	0.12
2009	270	0.11
2010	268	0.12
2011	272	0.12
2012	236	0.10
2013	226	0.10
2014	250	0.11
2015	231	0.10
2016	205	0.09
2017	200	0.09
2018	183	0.09
2019	145	0.07
2020	142	0.08
2021	139	0.07
2022	154	0.08
2023	137	0.08
2024	121	0.07