Pablo

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A few things about Pablo you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Pablo

Pablo Zabaleta

Argentine footballer

Choose Pablo and your child shares a first name with Pablo Zabaleta, an Argentine footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Pablo, like who?” Pablo Zabaleta's Wikipedia article is available in 54 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 2,299 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Pablo, 743 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Pablo would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPablo has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Pablos, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2005, when it reached #284.
• 🍂TrendPablo has slipped 44 places over the last five years and now sits at #429. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 📍Where it's lovedPablo is most popular in Texas, where it ranks #186, followed by Arizona (#225) and New Mexico (#270). It's in the top 1,000 in 31 states.
• 💬MeaningPablo is a Spanish form of Paul, which means “small”. Our records link it to Latin and Spanish roots.

About the name Pablo

Pablo is a boy name of Latin and Spanish origin meaning “small”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-blo”. US birth records list Pablo for boys from 1880 to 2025, in 145 of those 146 years. Its best year was 2005, when it ranked #284 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #429, with 743 babies.

Origin:Latin namesSpanish names