Paul
Meaning and origin
Clipping of Latin Paulus. Cognate with English Paul.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Paul (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Paul has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 26 |
| 1999 | 18 |
| 2000 | 20 |
| 2001 | 14 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 17 |
| 2004 | 22 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2007 | 19 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 15 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 13 |
| 2013 | 15 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 15 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 11 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 7,518 |
| 2000 | 7,360 |
| 2001 | 7,249 |
| 2002 | 7,127 |
| 2003 | 7,001 |
| 2004 | 6,902 |
| 2005 | 6,787 |
| 2006 | 6,684 |
| 2007 | 6,650 |
| 2008 | 6,630 |
| 2009 | 6,582 |
| 2010 | 6,546 |
| 2011 | 6,510 |
| 2012 | 6,485 |
| 2013 | 6,448 |
| 2014 | 6,378 |
| 2015 | 6,303 |
| 2016 | 6,261 |
| 2017 | 6,221 |
| 2018 | 6,196 |
| 2019 | 6,151 |
| 2020 | 6,069 |
Paul in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Paul.Hi! My name is Paul.
- Paul bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Paul lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Jag ska fika med Paul i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Paul this afternoon.
- Pauls mamma är lärare.Paul's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Pauls mamma is Paul's mum.
Related names and other spellings
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Questions about Paul
How do you pronounce Paul in Swedish?
In IPA, Paul is /ˈpa͜ʊl/. Press Listen at the top of the page to hear it from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Paul mean?
Clipping of Latin Paulus. Cognate with English Paul.
How popular is Paul in Sweden?
11 babies were named Paul in 2022. In 2020, 6,069 people in Sweden had Paul as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.