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INDIAN NAME REFERENCE

Paul

Small; humble

Paul means “Small; humble”.

Origin language
Latin / English / Malayalam
First letter
P
Historical records
13,188

MEANING & CONTEXT

What does Paul mean?

Paul comes from the Roman name Paulus, “small”. The apostle Paul made the name familiar in Christian naming, including its longstanding use in Kerala.

Spellings in Indian scripts

Devanagari

पॉल

Conventional spelling

About spelling and pronunciation

HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS

Paul in Indian usage

13,188 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.

Mostly recorded for boys (99.2%) in these historical records.

  • Recorded as female: 110 records (0.8%).
  • Recorded as male: 13,078 records (99.2%).

By birth decade

Paul: records by birth decade1940s: 1,2021940s1950s: 2,6871950s1960s: 3,4931960s1970s: 2,1871970s1980s: 1,8271980s1990s: 1,4451990sOther decades: 347Other decades
Recorded birth years 1910–2001.
Birth decadeRecords
1940s1,202
1950s2,687
1960s3,493
1970s2,187
1980s1,827
1990s1,445
Other decades347

By state or territory

State / territoryRecords
Kerala10,413
Andhra Pradesh771
Meghalaya590
Manipur366
Goa295
Delhi140
Mizoram139
Andaman and Nicobar Islands127
Puducherry123
Nagaland117
Other states107
How to read these numbers

Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.

Recorded abroad

Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.

JurisdictionSpelling / recorded sexBirthsRank
England & WalesPaul / M64602
ScotlandPaul / M11316

ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.

Explore related lists

Boy namesLatin originEnglish originMalayalam originShort names

Sources

  1. Given-name entry (Wikidata): Paul ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Given-name spelling

  2. Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001

  3. England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Paul; Table_6, C609 ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Exact spelling Paul; Table_6, C609

  4. Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Paul; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Exact spelling Paul; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy