Given name & surname
Papa
Papa is a masculine given name from English. It is used in French.
Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Papa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 263
- 263 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,392 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,392 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,247 as a first name in 2020; 6,042 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Papa’s family of names
In Greek usage, Papa as a surname is a transliteration of Πάπα. In Greek usage, Papa as a surname is a transliteration of Παπά.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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