Skip to main content
Name Biscuit

Boy name

Paul

Paul ranks #648 out of 6,032 boy dog names in our data (the #1 boy dog name is Charlie). Across all 7 places, 57 dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #307 among boy cat names.
Paul's popularity trend

Paul's share of dogs, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2018.

0.002%0.004%0.006%200720112015201920232025
Dogs in our data
57
across 7 places
Popularity rank
#648
of 6,032 boy dog names
5-year rank move
−7,482
2020 → 2025
Gender split
98% boys
2% girls98% boys
What does Paul mean?
/pɔl/1 syllableOrigin: Latin

Paul means “small” (from Latin paulus).

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Paul shows up

Paul's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.

Basel-StadtSwitzerland0.1%
ZürichSwitzerland0.1%
DarwinAustralia0.0%
New York CityUnited States of America0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America0.0%

Names like Paul

PauliePaulySaulPaulaPaulina