Popularity (masculine) in France
Numbers
| Paul (masculine) | |||
| Year | Rank | % | |
| 2023 | #23 | 0.574 | |
| 2022 | #21 | 0.603 | |
| 2021 | #18 | 0.615 | |
| 2020 | #15 | 0.670 | |
| 2019 | #13 | 0.751 | |
| 2018 | #13 | 0.785 | |
| 2017 | #14 | 0.816 | |
| 2016 | #13 | 0.855 | |
| 2015 | #12 | 0.911 | |
| 2014 | #14 | 0.901 | |
| 2013 | #19 | 0.764 | |
| 2012 | #18 | 0.760 | |
| 2011 | #18 | 0.757 | |
| 2010 | #18 | 0.729 | |
| 2009 | #22 | 0.771 | |
| 2008 | #21 | 0.797 | |
| 2007 | #22 | 0.806 | |
| 2006 | #18 | 0.849 | |
| 2005 | #20 | 0.860 | |
| 2004 | #21 | 0.862 | |
| 2003 | #20 | 0.907 | |
| 2002 | #19 | 0.958 | |
| 2001 | #15 | 1.033 | |
| 2000 | #18 | 1.032 | |
| 1999 | #22 | 0.985 | |
| 1998 | #26 | 0.868 | |
| 1997 | #25 | 0.876 | |
| 1996 | #25 | 0.922 | |
| 1995 | #26 | 0.857 | |
| 1994 | #28 | 0.733 | |
| 1993 | #27 | 0.697 | |
| 1992 | #34 | 0.587 | |
| 1991 | #40 | 0.557 | |
| 1990 | #49 | 0.472 | |
| 1989 | #54 | 0.429 | |
| 1988 | #56 | 0.420 | |
| 1987 | #66 | 0.340 | |
| 1986 | #80 | 0.268 | |
| 1985 | #77 | 0.261 | |
| 1984 | #80 | 0.241 | |
| 1983 | #90 | 0.220 | |
| 1982 | #104 | 0.185 | |
| 1981 | #105 | 0.175 | |
| 1980 | #111 | 0.162 | |
| 1979 | #113 | 0.159 | |
| 1978 | #119 | 0.142 | |
| 1977 | #116 | 0.137 | |
| 1976 | #118 | 0.125 | |
| 1975 | #122 | 0.125 | |
| 1974 | #111 | 0.136 | |
| 1973 | #107 | 0.134 | |
| 1972 | #109 | 0.138 | |
| 1971 | #107 | 0.141 | |
| 1970 | #103 | 0.147 | |
| 1969 | #95 | 0.160 | |
| 1968 | #85 | 0.188 | |
| 1967 | #82 | 0.185 | |
| 1966 | #79 | 0.195 | |
| 1965 | #71 | 0.231 | |
| 1964 | #72 | 0.243 | |
| 1963 | #68 | 0.291 | |
| 1962 | #74 | 0.250 | |
| 1961 | #73 | 0.265 | |
| 1960 | #69 | 0.287 | |
| 1959 | #63 | 0.329 | |
| 1958 | #60 | 0.341 | |
| 1957 | #60 | 0.346 | |
| 1956 | #57 | 0.374 | |
| 1955 | #52 | 0.412 | |
| 1954 | #53 | 0.445 | |
| 1953 | #52 | 0.474 | |
| 1952 | #46 | 0.516 | |
| 1951 | #45 | 0.567 | |
| 1950 | #43 | 0.594 | |
| 1949 | #42 | 0.656 | |
| 1948 | #38 | 0.695 | |
| 1947 | #34 | 0.736 | |
| 1946 | #31 | 0.794 | |
| 1945 | #30 | 0.838 | |
| 1944 | #28 | 0.981 | |
| 1943 | #28 | 1.064 | |
| 1942 | #24 | 1.265 | |
| 1941 | #22 | 1.425 | |
| 1940 | #20 | 1.444 | |
| 1939 | #21 | 1.453 | |
| 1938 | #19 | 1.542 | |
| 1937 | #21 | 1.572 | |
| 1936 | #20 | 1.636 | |
| 1935 | #20 | 1.743 | |
| 1934 | #19 | 1.832 | |
| 1933 | #19 | 1.888 | |
| 1932 | #18 | 1.946 | |
| 1931 | #18 | 1.970 | |
| 1930 | #17 | 2.047 | |
| 1929 | #17 | 2.057 | |
| 1928 | #16 | 2.160 | |
| 1927 | #16 | 2.231 | |
| 1926 | #15 | 2.264 | |
| 1925 | #15 | 2.318 | |
| 1924 | #14 | 2.431 | |
| 1923 | #14 | 2.480 | |
| 1922 | #12 | 2.620 | |
| 1921 | #12 | 2.650 | |
| 1920 | #12 | 2.759 | |
| 1919 | #12 | 2.743 | |
| 1918 | #13 | 2.670 | |
| 1917 | #13 | 2.684 | |
| 1916 | #13 | 2.735 | |
| 1915 | #11 | 2.751 | |
| 1914 | #12 | 2.662 | |
| 1913 | #13 | 2.660 | |
| 1912 | #12 | 2.698 | |
| 1911 | #12 | 2.702 | |
| 1910 | #12 | 2.633 | |
| 1909 | #10 | 2.685 | |
| 1908 | #10 | 2.720 | |
| 1907 | #10 | 2.735 | |
| 1906 | #10 | 2.756 | |
| 1905 | #10 | 2.666 | |
| 1904 | #10 | 2.745 | |
| 1903 | #10 | 2.697 | |
| 1902 | #10 | 2.761 | |
| 1901 | #10 | 2.756 | |
| 1900 | #9 | 2.775 | |
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