Pablo
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Pablo is the Spanish form of Paul, meaning “small” or “little.” The famous namesake is Pablo Picasso, one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, known for his blue period and fondness for goats.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Pablo in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Pablo against each list of names.
Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Pablo is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Pablo in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 743 boys were named Pablo, making it the #429 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 50,370 boys have been named Pablo, with the most (1,174) in 2006. It is most common, relative to births, in Texas, Arizona and New Mexico.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Pablo in other languages
- Paul Dutch, English, French, German, Romanian
- Paavo Estonian, Finnish
- Paulino Portuguese, Spanish
- Pavle Macedonian, Serbian
- Pål Norwegian, Swedish
- Павел Bulgarian, Russian
- Boghos Armenian
- Pablito Spanish
- Paolo Italian
- Pau Catalan
- Pauli Finnish
- Paulo Portuguese
- Pavol Slovak
- Pawel Polish
- Paweł Polish
- Poul Danish
- Povilas Lithuanian
- Pál Hungarian
- Páll Icelandic
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Pablo
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Pablo, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Pablo (Category 1) | 2019 | North Atlantic | 130 km/h |
| Tropical storm Pablo | 1995 | North Atlantic | 93 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Pablo
There are 960 towns and villages with Pablo in their name, in 22 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 493🇨🇴 Colombia 69🇧🇴 Bolivia 57🇻🇪 Venezuela 57🇵🇭 Philippines 52🇵🇪 Peru 51🇪🇨 Ecuador 31🇨🇺 Cuba 27
| Name | Where | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Pablo | Calabarzon, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 300,166 | Map |
| San Pablo | Bolívar, 🇨🇴 Colombia | 37,160 | Map |
| San Pablo | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 30,407 | Map |
| San Pablo | Heredia Province, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 21,662 | Map |
| San Pablo | San Marcos, 🇬🇹 Guatemala | 13,668 | Map |
| San Pablo | Western Visayas, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 8,046 | Map |
| San Pablo | Nariño, 🇨🇴 Colombia | 6,522 | Map |
| San Pablo | Los Lagos Region, 🇨🇱 Chile | 5,279 | Map |
| San Pablo | Cuzco Department, 🇵🇪 Peru | 3,486 | Map |
| San Pablo | Zamboanga Peninsula, 🇵🇭 Philippines | 3,346 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Pablo
There are 19 lakes and reservoirs with Pablo in their name, in 7 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 6🇵🇪 Peru 4🇺🇸 United States 3🇻🇪 Venezuela 3🇨🇱 Chile 1🇨🇺 Cuba 1🇪🇨 Ecuador 1
| Name | Where | |
|---|---|---|
| Lago Pablo | Aysén, 🇨🇱 Chile | Map |
| Laguna Pablo | Loreto, 🇵🇪 Peru | Map |
| Pablo Reservoir | Montana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Pablo Reservoir | Montana, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| San Pablo | Sonora, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Pablo | Zacatecas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| San Pablo | México, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Embalse San Pablo | Sancti Spíritus Province, 🇨🇺 Cuba | Map |
| Laguna San Pablo | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
| Laguna San Pablo | Zacatecas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Pablo songs
One song on Wikidata has Pablo in its title:
- Pablo – Sfera Ebbasta (2018)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Pablo
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Pablo.
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Fictional characters named Pablo
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
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Pablo as a pet name
FurryName has found 350 dogs named Pablo in public pet registers, making it the #345 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Zurich (23), Basel (9), Port Moody (4). Pablo as a dog name →
FurryName has found 17 cats named Pablo in public pet registers, making it the #468 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Laval (3), Surf Coast Shire (2), Vancouver (2). Pablo as a cat name →
Pablo products
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