Paola is an established variant of Paula that peaked in 2006 and has since faded.
Paola is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,260 for girl births in the United States (and #2,390 across all names), given to 178 babies. Paola was first reported in SSA data in 1950 and peaked in 2006 (1,089 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 178 | 178 | #1,260 | — |
| 2024 | 230 | 237 | #1,081 | — |
| 2023 | 231 | 236 | #1,074 | — |
| 2022 | 269 | 275 | #985 | — |
| 2021 | 270 | 276 | #964 | — |
| 2020 | 268 | 277 | #956 | — |
| 2019 | 283 | 300 | #935 | — |
| 2018 | 275 | 293 | #963 | — |
| 2017 | 331 | 357 | #824 | — |
| 2016 | 338 | 359 | #843 | — |
| 2015 | 383 | 420 | #738 | — |
| 2014 | 418 | 484 | #680 | — |
| 2013 | 424 | 508 | #672 | — |
| 2012 | 507 | 616 | #580 | — |
| 2011 | 620 | 752 | #481 | — |
| 2010 | 680 | 845 | #454 | — |
| 2009 | 853 | 1,039 | #382 | — |
| 2008 | 954 | 1,207 | #350 | — |
| 2007 | 1,028 | 1,313 | #328 | #10,602 |
| 2006 | 1,089 | 1,410 | #302 | — |
| 2005 | 1,041 | 1,408 | #309 | — |
| 2004 | 936 | 1,350 | #342 | — |
| 2003 | 959 | 1,457 | #329 | #9,357 |
| 2002 | 1,010 | 1,651 | #310 | #6,917 |
| 2001 | 1,048 | 1,766 | #307 | #8,112 |
| 2000 | 998 | 1,762 | #320 | #8,881 |
| 1999 | 1,037 | 1,798 | #301 | #6,387 |
| 1998 | 819 | 1,543 | #354 | #8,218 |
| 1997 | 656 | — | #398 | — |
| 1996 | 701 | — | #379 | — |
| 1995 | 934 | — | #302 | #4,718 |
| 1994 | 758 | — | #353 | #5,358 |
| 1993 | 409 | — | #585 | #7,404 |
| 1992 | 505 | — | #490 | #9,438 |
| 1991 | 294 | — | #730 | #5,816 |
| 1990 | 336 | — | #665 | #5,275 |
| 1989 | 267 | — | #764 | #4,731 |
| 1988 | 215 | — | #856 | #8,189 |
| 1987 | 198 | — | #880 | #7,821 |
| 1986 | 192 | — | #885 | #7,525 |
| 1985 | 185 | — | #891 | #7,308 |
| 1984 | 166 | — | #928 | #6,123 |
| 1983 | 163 | — | #917 | — |
| 1982 | 102 | — | #1,266 | — |
| 1981 | 123 | — | #1,127 | — |
| 1980 | 83 | — | #1,469 | — |
| 1979 | 99 | — | #1,287 | — |
| 1978 | 101 | — | #1,238 | — |
| 1977 | 81 | — | #1,398 | — |
| 1976 | 61 | — | #1,630 | — |
| 1975 | 63 | — | #1,583 | — |
| 1974 | 44 | — | #1,952 | — |
| 1973 | 37 | — | #2,160 | — |
| 1972 | 44 | — | #1,914 | — |
| 1971 | 53 | — | #1,722 | — |
| 1970 | 36 | — | #2,227 | — |
| 1969 | 35 | — | #2,164 | — |
| 1968 | 23 | — | #2,690 | — |
| 1967 | 35 | — | #2,000 | — |
| 1966 | 19 | — | #2,916 | — |
| 1965 | 26 | — | #2,391 | — |
| 1964 | 18 | — | #3,070 | — |
| 1963 | 20 | — | #2,839 | — |
| 1962 | 16 | — | #3,257 | — |
| 1961 | 13 | — | #3,743 | — |
| 1960 | 12 | — | #3,862 | — |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #4,925 | — |
| 1958 | 15 | — | #3,194 | — |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #6,482 | — |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #6,305 | — |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,395 | — |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,900 | — |