List of names of popes
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| By frequency | Name | How many until now | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John | 21 | The last pope of this name was John XXIII, however John XVI is proclaimed an antipope, while John XX never existed. |
| 2. | Gregory | 16 | |
| 3. | Benedict | 15 | The last pope of this name was Benedict XVI, however Benedict X is proclaimed an antipope. |
| 4. | Clement | 14 | |
| 5. | Innocent | 13 | |
| 6. | Leo | 13 | |
| 7. | Pius | 12 | |
| 8. | Stephen | 9 | The last pope of this name was Stephen X; Stephen II succeeded pope-elect Stephen (in some lists marked as Stephen II), who died before he could be consecrated as a bishop and therefore is not included in the official list of popes. |
| 9. | Boniface | 8 | The last pope of this name was Boniface IX, however Boniface VII is proclaimed an antipope. |
| 10. | Urban | 8 | |
| 11. | Alexander | 7 | The last pope of this name was Alexander VIII, however Alexander V is proclaimed an antipope. |
| 12. | Adrian | 6 | |
| 13. | Paul | 6 | |
| 14. | Celestine | 5 | |
| 15. | Nicholas | 5 | |
| 16. | Sixtus | 5 | |
| 17. | Anastasius | 4 | |
| 18. | Eugene | 4 | |
| 19. | Honorius | 4 | |
| 20. | Sergius | 4 | |
| 21. | Callixtus | 3 | |
| 22. | Felix | 3 | The last pope of this name was Felix IV, while Felix II and Felix V are proclaimed antipopes. |
| 23. | Julius | 3 | |
| 24. | Lucius | 3 | |
| 25. | Martin | 3 | The last pope of this name was Martin V, however popes Martin II and Martin III never existed. Marinus I and Marinus II were mistakenly thought to be named "Martin(us)", causing the confusion. |
| 26. | Sylvester | 3 | |
| 27. | Victor | 3 | |
| 28. | Adeodatus | 2 | |
| 29. | Agapetus | 2 | |
| 30. | Damasus | 2 | |
| 31. | Gelasius | 2 | |
| 32. | John Paul | 2 | |
| 33. | Marcellus | 2 | |
| 34. | Marinus | 2 | |
| 35. | Paschal | 2 | |
| 36. | Pelagius | 2 | |
| 37. | Theodore | 2 | |
| 38. | Agatho | 1 | |
| 30. | Anacletus | 1 | |
| 40. | Anicetus | 1 | |
| 41. | Anterus | 1 | |
| 42. | Caius | 1 | |
| 54. | Conon | 1 | |
| 55. | Constantine | 1 | |
| 56. | Cornelius | 1 | |
| 42. | Dionysius | 1 | |
| 43. | Donus | 1 | |
| 44. | Eleuterus | 1 | |
| 47. | Eusebius | 1 | |
| 46. | Eutychian | 1 | |
| 45. | Evaristus | 1 | |
| 48. | Fabian | 1 | |
| 49. | Formosus | 1 | |
| 51. | Hilarius | 1 | |
| 52. | Hormisdas | 1 | |
| 50. | Hyginus | 1 | |
| 57. | Lando | 1 | |
| 58. | Liberius | 1 | |
| 59. | Linus | 1 | |
| 60. | Marcellinus | 1 | |
| 61. | Mark | 1 | |
| 62. | Miltiades | 1 | |
| 63. | Peter | 1 | |
| 64. | Pontian | 1 | |
| 65. | Romanus | 1 | |
| 66. | Sabinian | 1 | |
| 67. | Severinus | 1 | |
| 68. | Silverius | 1 | |
| 69. | Simplicius | 1 | |
| 70. | Siricius | 1 | |
| 71. | Sisinnius | 1 | |
| 73. | Soter | 1 | |
| 72. | Symmachus | 1 | |
| 74. | Telesphorus | 1 | |
| 75. | Valentine | 1 | |
| 76. | Vigilius | 1 | |
| 77. | Vitalian | 1 | |
| 78. | Zachary | 1 | |
| 79. | Zephyrinus | 1 | |
| 80. | Zosimus | 1 |
[edit] Notes
- On average the papal name repeats 3.29 times.
- The number of all popes to the present is 263. Pope Benedict IX was elected pope three times, therefore the number of pontificates is actually 265.
- Data are taken from book: A. J. O'Brien, The Popes: Twenty Centuries of History, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2002.
