Pablo

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Pablo

Say it: PAH-bloh

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Meaning

From Latin paulus 'small'.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

Its wave through time

Timeless: in steady use for over a century

In the United States

46,452 babies given this name since 1880
At its height in 2005, about 1 in 1,700 boys
790 babies in 2020

Through the ages

Used by

Mexican Central American Andean Argentine Caribbean Spanish

The family of the name

Portuguese	Paulo
Italian	Paolo

Famous bearers

Pablo Neruda, Chilean poet

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SalvadorBoySpanish 'saviour', referring to Christ.Colonial · peak 1994

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GuillermoBoyFrom Germanic wil 'will, desire' and helm 'helmet, protection'.Colonial · peak 1996

FelipeBoyFrom Greek philos 'lover' and hippos 'horse'.Colonial · peak 2001

JoaquínBoyFrom Hebrew Yehoyakim 'Yahweh will raise up', the traditional name of the Virgin Mary's father.Colonial · peak 2020

SimonBoyGreek form used for Hebrew Shim'on (Simeon, 'he has heard'); Simōn was also an existing Greek name meaning 'snub-nosed'.Biblical · peak 2015

PubliusBoyOften linked to populus 'the people', but the connection is not certain.Rome · forgotten

Where this comes from

The Hebrew Bible and the New Testament
Parish baptism registers
United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.