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Paola

Paola is currently the #1258 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 178 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #953 to #1258. Looking at the full record since 1950, Paola hit its all-time high of #300 in 1999, when 1,027 girls were given the name. State by state, Florida leads the way at #571.

Rankings

2025 rank
#1258
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#300
in 1999 (1990s)
Babies in 2025
178
girls named Paola

Paola popularity, 1880–2025

0.016%0.031%0.047%0.063%18801900192019401960198020002020#300 in 1999
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1999

Where Paola is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025MI—New York: #1165 (12 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1165Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025IA—Illinois: #1014 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1014Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025CT—California: #855 (34 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#855Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025MO—Kentucky: #744 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)KY#744West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025DE—Arizona: #1040 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#1040New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025TN—North Carolina: #1437 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NC#1437South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Paola in 2025HI—Texas: #762 (39 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#762Florida: #571 (31 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)FL#571
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Florida (#571), Kentucky (#744), Texas (#762)

Uniqueness score

56/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Paola in the most recent year of SSA data.

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