Paola
Paola is a female given name, the Italian form of the name Paula. In Greek it is Polina. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Paola
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Paola is a female given name, the Italian form of the name Paula. In Greek it is Polina. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Paola
Paola first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1950, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 1,089 Paolas were born — ranking #302 that year. As of 2026, Paola ranks #1,102 for baby girls with 221 births, falling sharply (-17%). In total, more than 25K Paolas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Paola
Paola is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 25K births in the dataset. Paola's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #300. Use the chart and map above to compare Paola'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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