Boys' name · since 1980
Paulos
Since 1980, U.S. Social Security records show 22 babies named Paulos, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Paulos is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 22 have been recorded since 1980.
Paulos has 22 recorded births among boys since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2011.
- #28,339 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1980
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paulos ranks #28,339 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1980, peaking in the 1980s.
- #28,339 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1980
- 1980s
- peak decade
Paulos's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Paulos's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paulos splits its recorded history at 2001: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paulos popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2011
- Peak year (1980)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Paulos by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Paulos's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Paulos births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (27% of all-time use).
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- Paulos's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Paulos: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~31 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1980–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Paulos draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.