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Paola

Girl

Origin of the name

Paola is the Italian form of Paula, from the Latin, “small.”

Short-lived name

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The high point came in 2006, with 1,089 births and the No. 302 spot that year. The decline was steep: births are now 78% below the peak. Its rank in 2025: No. 1258. 40% of all babies named Paola since 1880 were born in the 2000s.
24,496births since 1880
2000sgeneration
No. 302rank at its peak, in 2006

Where babies named Paola are born

2006

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The darker the blue, the more common Paola is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Paola is most common in California (2.7 times), Texas (2.5) and Arizona (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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