Paulette
#1,534 for girls in 2025, 138 births · Last seen for boys in 1964 at #4,039
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1946 · 2,520 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 47,087since 1907
Paulette over time
Rank among girls' names. Paulette has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,534 | 138 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,406 | 159 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,569 | 135 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,612 | 131 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,641 | 127 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,654 | 124 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,614 | 131 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,953 | 101 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,530 | 70 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,385 | 78 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,039 | 96 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,236 | 84 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,032 | 95 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,205 | 85 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,646 | 130 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,569 | 140 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,561 | 45 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,529 | 46 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,930 | 61 | — | |
| 2006 | #4,358 | 33 | — | |
| 2005 | #4,029 | 35 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,492 | 30 | — | |
| 2003 | #3,472 | 41 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,595 | 37 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,025 | 31 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,121 | 44 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,718 | 32 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,461 | 56 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,116 | 66 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,826 | 80 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,189 | 61 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,810 | 79 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,611 | 94 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,548 | 100 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,428 | 112 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,410 | 112 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,091 | 153 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,092 | 144 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,470 | 88 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,420 | 90 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,249 | 109 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,137 | 120 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,260 | 99 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,117 | 126 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,017 | 142 | — | |
| 1980 | #952 | 156 | — | |
| 1979 | #931 | 158 | — | |
| 1978 | #741 | 210 | — | |
| 1977 | #789 | 190 | — | |
| 1976 | #785 | 182 | — | |
| 1975 | #625 | 252 | — | |
| 1974 | #540 | 312 | — | |
| 1973 | #471 | 385 | — | |
| 1972 | #416 | 466 | — | |
| 1971 | #357 | 680 | — | |
| 1970 | #327 | 805 | — | |
| 1969 | #366 | 638 | — | |
| 1968 | #355 | 629 | — | |
| 1967 | #331 | 701 | — | |
| 1966 | #338 | 690 | — | |
| 1965 | #343 | 707 | — | |
| 1964 | #326 | 838 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #321 | 858 | — | |
| 1962 | #348 | 741 | — | |
| 1961 | #338 | 774 | — | |
| 1960 | #322 | 854 | — | |
| 1959 | #293 | 956 | — | |
| 1958 | #268 | 1,068 | — | |
| 1957 | #263 | 1,092 | — | |
| 1956 | #234 | 1,234 | — | |
| 1955 | #225 | 1,298 | #3,505 | 6 |
| 1954 | #208 | 1,485 | — | |
| 1953 | #178 | 1,763 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #163 | 1,886 | — | |
| 1951 | #148 | 2,148 | #3,066 | 7 |
| 1950 | #150 | 1,953 | — | |
| 1949 | #125 | 2,553 | — | |
| 1948 | #123 | 2,579 | #3,010 | 7 |
| 1947 | #134 | 2,334 | #3,096 | 7 |
| 1946 | #117 | 2,520 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #148 | 1,575 | — | |
| 1944 | #164 | 1,438 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #166 | 1,440 | #2,964 | 7 |
| 1942 | #211 | 963 | — | |
| 1941 | #413 | 277 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #452 | 223 | — | |
| 1939 | #678 | 100 | — | |
| 1938 | #775 | 81 | — | |
| 1937 | #836 | 68 | — | |
| 1936 | #733 | 82 | — | |
| 1935 | #937 | 55 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,019 | 46 | — | |
| 1933 | #923 | 54 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,015 | 48 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,258 | 33 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,607 | 24 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,487 | 27 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,310 | 34 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,303 | 37 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,279 | 37 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,504 | 30 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,503 | 31 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,490 | 30 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,575 | 28 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,409 | 33 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,584 | 27 | — | |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | — | |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 | — | |
| 1917 | #2,428 | 13 | — | |
| 1916 | #3,031 | 9 | — | |
| 1915 | #3,434 | 7 | — | |
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 | — | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | #2,140 | 6 | — | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | #2,061 | 5 | — | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | — | ||
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| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Paulette! It came in at #2,061, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1907–1909, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Paulette is popular in 1946
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#38 · 1 in 149
- North Dakota#40 · 1 in 162
- South Dakota#72 · 1 in 298
- Rhode Island#75 · 1 in 281
- Maine#82 · 1 in 290
Best ever in a state: #38 in Hawaii, 1946.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #38 | 32 | 1 in 149 |
| North Dakota | #40 | 38 | 1 in 162 |
| South Dakota | #72 | 19 | 1 in 298 |
| Rhode Island | #75 | 25 | 1 in 281 |
| Maine | #82 | 29 | 1 in 290 |
| Vermont | #83 | 9 | 1 in 348 |
| Minnesota | #84 | 69 | 1 in 430 |
| Arkansas | #88 | 50 | 1 in 422 |
| Wyoming | #89 | 6 | 1 in 336 |
| Maryland | #92 | 54 | 1 in 390 |
| Louisiana | #93 | 85 | 1 in 356 |
| District of Columbia | #95 | 26 | 1 in 411 |
| New Hampshire | #96 | 12 | 1 in 381 |
| Michigan | #97 | 128 | 1 in 485 |
| Massachusetts | #100 | 81 | 1 in 549 |
| Wisconsin | #100 | 62 | 1 in 529 |
| Ohio | #101 | 142 | 1 in 541 |
| Illinois | #103 | 151 | 1 in 518 |
| Pennsylvania | #106 | 208 | 1 in 477 |
| Montana | #110 | 11 | 1 in 441 |
| Kentucky | #112 | 53 | 1 in 612 |
| Iowa | #113 | 40 | 1 in 612 |
| Indiana | #115 | 57 | 1 in 661 |
| Tennessee | #117 | 59 | 1 in 611 |
| Utah | #119 | 14 | 1 in 519 |
| Connecticut | #124 | 23 | 1 in 766 |
| West Virginia | #125 | 31 | 1 in 705 |
| Washington | #126 | 36 | 1 in 621 |
| North Carolina | #127 | 76 | 1 in 614 |
| Nebraska | #128 | 14 | 1 in 831 |
| Oklahoma | #128 | 31 | 1 in 701 |
| New Jersey | #129 | 59 | 1 in 702 |
| Missouri | #133 | 48 | 1 in 764 |
| South Carolina | #135 | 43 | 1 in 599 |
| California | #137 | 145 | 1 in 685 |
| Colorado | #137 | 19 | 1 in 669 |
| Alabama | #141 | 54 | 1 in 656 |
| Virginia | #141 | 43 | 1 in 751 |
| New York | #143 | 171 | 1 in 775 |
| Mississippi | #148 | 43 | 1 in 617 |
| Idaho | #153 | 7 | 1 in 733 |
| Texas | #155 | 106 | 1 in 784 |
| Florida | #159 | 34 | 1 in 717 |
| Arizona | #176 | 10 | 1 in 719 |
| Georgia | #187 | 40 | 1 in 988 |
| Oregon | #201 | 10 | 1 in 1,276 |
| Kansas | #220 | 10 | 1 in 1,659 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Paulette
- 128 spots since 2024 (#1,406 → #1,534)
- 120 spots since 2020 (#1,654 → #1,534)
- 505 spots since 2015 (#2,039 → #1,534)
- Biggest jump: 226 spots in 1940 (#678 → #452)
- Biggest drop: 190 spots in 1979 (#741 → #931)
- Debuted 1907
- Peaked 1946 at #117 (2,520 births)
- Births halved by 1956, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 47 yrs · run 1935–1980
- Highest: 1 in 624 girls born in 1946 were named Paulette (0.16%)
- Latest: 1 in 11,647 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 33.8% of all girls named Paulette (15,902) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | #2,061 (1907) | #2,061 |
| 1910s | 76 | #1,670 (1913) | #2,495 |
| 1920s | 314 | #1,279 (1926) | #1,444 |
| 1930s | 591 | #678 (1939) | #978 |
| 1940s | 15,902 | #117 (1946) | #205 |
| 1950s | 14,883 | #148 (1951) | #213 |
| 1960s | 7,430 | #321 (1963) | #339 |
| 1970s | 3,640 | #327 (1970) | #598 |
| 1980s | 1,227 | #952 (1980) | #1,181 |
| 1990s | 792 | #1,410 (1990) | #2,012 |
| 2000s | 403 | #2,930 (2007) | #3,711 |
| 2010s | 1,010 | #1,569 (2010) | #2,021 |
| 2020s | 814 | #1,406 (2024) | #1,569 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Paulette in 1946
Top girls' names in 1946
Top boys' names in 1946
More about 1946
girls
1,571,305 girls got a published name in 1946; 1 in 624 of them was named Paulette, which outranked 97.9% of the 5,686 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,624,023 boys got a published name in 1946; 1 in 180,447 of them was named Paulette, which outranked 36.9% of the 4,018 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,403Worley10
- #2,403Yong10
- #2,403Ysmael10
- #2,534Paulette9
- #2,534Adron9
- #2,534Alejo9
- #2,534Alf9
- #2,690Aime8
- #2,690Alain8
- #2,690Alanson8
Tied with 155 names at #2,534; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.