boy's name

Paul-Emile

  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 10
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 975

Paul-Emile is a boy's name. In 2021 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in France in 1996, when 40 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1949.

Paul-Emile over time

Births per decade in France, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.

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'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Paul-Emile by decade in France
Decade Births
1940s 5
1950s 30
1960s 20
1970s 10
1980s 80
1990s 265
2000s 305
2010s 120
2020s (to 2021) 20

How popular is Paul-Emile?

In 2021, Paul-Emile was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Paul-Emile is used

Canada #1,968 10 in 2024
France as Paul-Émile #4,642 5 in 2024

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

How Paul-Emile is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Paul-Émile Paul-Émile is a rare spelling of Paul-Emile, written with an acute accent and recorded about 30 times, mostly in France. 30

Names that peaked alongside Paul-Emile

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Paul-Emile also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Paul-Emile over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Paul-Emile

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Paul-Emile — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Paul-Emile

Is Paul-Emile a girl's or a boy's name?

Paul-Emile is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Paul-Emile most popular?

Paul-Emile peaked in 1996, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Paul-Emile a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Paul-Emile currently ranks #1,968 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.