Pablo
Pablo is a masculine given name, the Spanish form of the name Paul.
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Pablo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Pablo is a masculine given name, the Spanish form of the name Paul.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
The Story of Pablo
Pablo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 1,174 Pablos were born — ranking #292 that year. As of 2026, Pablo ranks #398 for baby boys with 814 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 51K Pablos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Pablo
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- Pablo Acha (born 1996), Spanish archer
- Pablo Agüero (born 1977), Argentine-French filmmaker
- Pablo Alarcón (born 1946), Argentine actor
- Pablo Alborán (born 1989), Spanish singer
- Pablo Aimar (born 1979), Argentine footballer
- Pablo Armero (born 1986), Colombian footballer
- Pablo Bartholomew (born 1955), Indian photojournalist
- Pablo Berger (born 1963), Spanish film director and screenwriter
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Names that sound like Pablo
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About the name Pablo
Pablo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 51K births in the dataset. Pablo's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #284. Use the chart and map above to compare Pablo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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