Gender
Origin
- Spanish
- Little. Form of Paul.
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Pablo
Pronunciation
p(a)-blo, pab-lo
Famous People
Artist Pablo Picasso, Poet Pablo Neruda
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2006 (rank #292, 1,173 births); most recent 2025 (rank #429, 743 births)
- Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #8124, 10 births); most recent 2000 (rank #15023, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 743 | – |
| 2024 | 794 | – |
| 2023 | 852 | – |
| 2022 | 777 | – |
| 2021 | 774 | – |
| 2020 | 797 | – |
| 2019 | 791 | – |
| 2018 | 749 | – |
| 2017 | 700 | – |
| 2016 | 794 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2008 (rank #701, 42 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1228, 23 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 |
| 2024 | 31 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2018 | 40 |
| 2017 | 32 |
| 2016 | 24 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #71, 1,021 births); most recent 2023 (rank #73, 918 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 918 |
| 2022 | 903 |
| 2021 | 1,021 |
| 2020 | 970 |
| 2019 | 865 |
| 2018 | 758 |
| 2017 | 639 |
| 2016 | 562 |
| 2015 | 448 |
| 2014 | 444 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Boys: peak in 2014 (rank #550, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #628, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | 4 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #590, 4 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2004 (rank #508, 5 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence