Pa vs Paula
Side-by-side comparison of Pa and Paula — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular? Metric Pa Paula Current Rank Unranked #751 Total Births (all years) 1,338 280,537 Peak Year 1992 1963 Peak Year Births 103 10,151 Peak Decade 1990ss 1950ss Gender Girl Girl First Recorded Year 1979 1880
Births by Decade Decade Pa Paula 1880ss — 178 1890ss — 424 1900ss — 666 1910ss — 2,022 1920ss — 4,554 1930ss — 8,861 1940ss — 39,045 1950ss — 84,869 1960ss — 80,511 1970ss 10 32,725 1980ss 535 11,073 1990ss 710 6,330 2000ss 83 4,176 2010ss — 3,310 2020ss — 1,793
Recent Annual Births (2014–present) Year Pa Paula 2014 — 267 2015 — 310 2016 — 348 2017 — 319 2018 — 344 2019 — 373 2020 — 331 2021 — 338 2022 — 349 2023 — 401 2024 — 374