There have been 6 popes who chose the name of Paul.
For right now there are 6 Pope Paul's
There have been 6 popes named Paul.
There have been 6 popes named Paul.
There have been 13 popes named Innocent.
There have been 13 popes called Leo, and there appears to be no dispute about the numbering, as is the case with a few of the popes. See links.
There have been 8 popes called Urban.
As of 2014 there have been 3 popes - Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis..
There have been 15 popes named Benedict. Pope Benedict X does not count as he was an antipope.
Pope John Paul II was the 264th pope so there were 263 popes before him.
There have only been two popes since 1981 - Pope John Paul II, Pope Benedict XVI.
Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI
Only Saint Peter has that name. However, St. Malachy predicts that the final pope will also be named Peter.
There have been two popes who took the name "John Paul".Alibino Luciani took the name John Paul when he was elected in August 1978. He died after only 33 days in office. He is now known as John Paul I.Karol Wojtyla took the name John Paul II out of respect to the short lived pope, when he was elected in October 1978.
.Catholic AnswerThere have been many famous reformers of the Catholic Church, among them several famous Popes. Of the most recent, Pope John XXIII started the reform that was called for by the Second Vatican Council, which has been implemented by Popes Paul VI, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI.
217 popes have been born in Italy.