UK boy's name
John-Paul
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
John-Paul is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for John-Paul popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3688, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2007, with 32 births.
This profile covers 466 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 16% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 585 living people in the UK are called John-Paul. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • John-Paul ranked #3688 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2007, when 32 boys were registered as John-Paul.
- • John-Paul ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #418 in 2019.
- • About 585 living people in the UK are estimated to have John-Paul as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3688
2024
Births in 2024
5
Latest year
Peak year
2007
32 births
Estimated living
585
2026
Popularity
John-Paul over time
The chart below shows babies named John-Paul registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For John-Paul, the clearest high point is 2007. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2024, compared with 32 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
John-Paul by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether John-Paul was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #2757 | 37 | 5 |
| 2010s | #1300 | 198 | 10 |
| 2000s | #1282 | 168 | 10 |
| 1990s | #940 | 63 | 4 |
Geography
Where John-Paul is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for John-Paul. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
John-Paul ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #418 in 2019.
Across the UK
John-Paul in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#595 in 2018
23 years of NRS records, 95 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#418 in 2019
8 years of NISRA records, 29 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named John-Paul
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John-Paul Davidson
television producer; screenwriter; film director; television director; director; film producer
British television director
1963-
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John-Paul Atley
politician
Related
Names similar to John-Paul
- Jack 188,738
- Joshua 145,192
- James 141,878
- Joseph 102,259
- Jacob 93,754
- Jake 66,896
- Jamie 41,243
- Jordan 36,750
- Jayden 28,921
- Jude 24,156
- John 22,240
- Joe 19,164
FAQ
John-Paul: questions and answers
How popular is the name John-Paul in the UK right now?
In 2024, John-Paul was ranked #3688 for boys in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was John-Paul most popular?
The peak year on record was 2007, with 32 babies registered as John-Paul in England and Wales.
How many people are called John-Paul in the UK?
A total of 466 babies have been registered as John-Paul across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 95 more in Scotland and 29 in Northern Ireland.
Where is John-Paul most common?
In the latest published local rankings, John-Paul ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #418 in 2019. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.