Recorded 1980–2011 Boys' name Peak 1980 22 births

Paulos — boys' name

22 babies named Paulos in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s52000s62010s5
1980s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Paulos was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

6 babies were named Paulos in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paulos

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Paulos between 1980 and 2011, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paulos currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paulos performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Paulos shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paulos in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Paulos at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

22

Since 1980

32 years of records

Peak year

1980

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1980

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2011

Paulos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1980

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1980)
6
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4.555.566.5 2011200119971980 6

Paulos by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
6 births that decade — 27% of Paulos's all-time total
1980s61990s52000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paulos?
22 babies have been named Paulos since 1980. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1980 with 6 births.
When was Paulos most popular?
Paulos was most popular in the 1980s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Paulos been used?
Paulos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 32 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Paulos?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paul, Paulo, Paulino, Paula, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.