Given name & surname
Pauly
“small”·“a small or humble man”
In English use, Pauly is a diminutive of Paul. Interpretations include “small” and “a small or humble man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Pauly is a diminutive of Paul. Interpretations include “small” and “a small or humble man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Pauly is a diminutive of Paul. An origin associated with Paul is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Pauly is a diminutive of Paul.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2019. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pauly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 2019. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 279 as a first name in 2020; 3,230 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.
Pauly’s family of names
In English usage, Pauly is a diminutive of Paul. In German usage, Pauly as a surname has a related form in Paule. Pauly has a related form in Paul.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Pauly
- Pauly ShoreAmerican comedian and actorborn 1968
- Pauly DAmerican DJ and television personality (born 1980)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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