Paulus
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, rare in this form. Borrowed from Latin Paulus.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Paulus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Paulus has been rising over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2005. 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.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | – |
| 2005 | 4 |
| 2006 | – |
| 2007 | 2 |
| 2008 | – |
| 2009 | – |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 |
| 2012 | – |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | – |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 79 |
| 2000 | 76 |
| 2001 | 77 |
| 2002 | 78 |
| 2003 | 79 |
| 2004 | 79 |
| 2005 | 80 |
| 2006 | 80 |
| 2007 | 83 |
| 2008 | 87 |
| 2009 | 88 |
| 2010 | 92 |
| 2011 | 96 |
| 2012 | 96 |
| 2013 | 96 |
| 2014 | 98 |
| 2015 | 100 |
| 2016 | 100 |
| 2017 | 105 |
| 2018 | 106 |
| 2019 | 111 |
| 2020 | 112 |
Paulus in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Paulus.Hi! My name is Paulus.
- Paulus ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Paulus called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Paulus har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Paulus has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Paulus mamma är lärare.Paulus's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Paulus mamma is Paulus's mum. Because Paulus already ends in s, nothing is added.
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Questions about Paulus
How do you pronounce Paulus in Swedish?
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What does the name Paulus mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name, rare in this form. Borrowed from Latin Paulus.
How popular is Paulus in Sweden?
Fewer than two babies of either sex were named Paulus in 2022. In 2020, 112 people in Sweden had Paulus as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been rising lately and peaked in 2005 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.