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Paola

Paola: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“small; humble”
Origin
Italian
Say it
pow-oh-luh · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

Paola is the Italian feminine form of Paolo, from Latin Paulus. It is also used in Spanish-speaking countries and in Latin America.

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How popular is Paola?

202469.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Paola in 2024229

2024 rank#1,080 girls

Peak year1999

Total US babies since 188024,462

Paola is fading: recent use is about 53% of its level ten years before.

Names like Paola

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Miamine; also Maria diminutive · Italian
  • IsabellaGod is my oath · Italian
  • GiannaGod is gracious · Italian
  • Ariaair; melody · Italian
  • Bellabeautiful · Italian
  • Siennafrom Siena · Italian
  • Ariannamost holy · Italian
  • Gemmagem, jewel · Italian

Paola questions

What does the name Paola mean?

Paola means "small; humble". It comes from Italian. Paola is the Italian feminine form of Paolo, from Latin Paulus. It is also used in Spanish-speaking countries and in Latin America.

Is Paola a boy or girl name?

Paola is mainly a girl's name in US records (99% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Paola?

229 US babies were named Paola in 2024. Its peak year was 1999.

How do you pronounce Paola?

Paola is usually pronounced pow-oh-luh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.