Poul

POWL /ˈpaʊl/
boy 1 syllable fading

Poul is a very rare variant of Polly that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.

Poul is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1995. Poul was first reported in SSA data in 1944 and peaked in 1970 (8 births).

About the name Poul

PronunciationPOWL /ˈpaʊl/
CultureDanishNorwegian
8peak births 1970
1944first in SSA data

Names similar to Poul

How popular is Poul?

Boys named Poul
1944195019601970198019901995
Boys named Poul per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1944–1995 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1995) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Poul total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19955—#9,928
19895—#8,901
19775—#6,599
19766—#5,435
19708—#3,748
19695—#4,859
19445—#3,796