Pao vs Paola

Side-by-side comparison of Pao and Paola — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Pao

Boy name

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Name B

Paola

Girl name · Rank #1080

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Metric Pao Paola
Current Rank Unranked #1080
Total Births (all years) 301 24,314
Peak Year 1991 2006
Peak Year Births 29 1,089
Peak Decade 1980ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1979 1950

Births by Decade

Decade Pao Paola
1950ss — 44
1960ss — 216
1970ss 5 619
1980ss 175 1,657
1990ss 121 6,376
2000ss — 9,877
2010ss — 4,259
2020ss — 1,266

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Pao Paola
2014 — 418
2015 — 383
2016 — 338
2017 — 331
2018 — 275
2019 — 283
2020 — 267
2021 — 270
2022 — 269
2023 — 231
2024 — 229

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1979–1999.

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