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Paola

Meaning: Small
Origin: Italian (from Latin) — Variant of Paula

Girl's name · #1260 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Paola reached its best rank, #301, in 1999 and ranked #1260 in 2025. About 24,000 girls have carried it since 1950.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 14 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#125 in Mexico (2024) · #156 in France (2025) · #534 in Ecuador (2025) · #542 in Belgium (2025) · #724 in Austria (2025) · #1,140 in Switzerland (2025).

Famous Paolas

Paola Suárez — Argentine tennis player
Paola Cortellesi — Italian actress and singer (born 1973)
Paola Egonu — Italian volleyball player (born 1998)
Paola Núñez — Mexican actress
Paola Rey — Colombian actress and model

In stories & tradition

Paola Bracho^pt — La usurpadora (TV series)
Paola Brunetti — Falling in Love (TV series)
Paola Venegas — Los Venegas (TV series)

What Paolas become

Among 1,096 notable people named Paola:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.88× more often than among typical names — e.g. Paola Cavalieri, Italian philosopher (born 1950).

Similar names: Paula · Nathalie · Paris · Shayla · Perla · Paulina

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