Recorded 1941–1963 Girls' name Peak 1941 25 births

Paulann — girls' name

25 babies named Paulann in U.S. Social Security records since 1941, with the highest year being 1941. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s121950s61960s7
1940s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Paulann was born in this single decade.

1941
Single peak year

7 babies were named Paulann in 1941 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paulann

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Paulann between 1941 and 1963, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paulann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1963. The name reached its historical peak in 1941, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paulann performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Paulann shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paulann in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 25 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Paulann at a glance

Last recorded 1963

Total births

25

Since 1941

23 years of records

Peak year

1941

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1963

Active since

1941

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1963

Paulann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–1941

Last recorded 1963
Peak year (1941)
7
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1963195319451941 7

Paulann by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 48% of Paulann's all-time total
1940s121950s61960s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paulann?
25 babies have been named Paulann since 1941. It was last recorded in 1963. The peak year was 1941 with 7 births.
When was Paulann most popular?
Paulann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1941.
How long has the name Paulann been used?
Paulann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1941, spanning 23 years of data through 1963.
What names are similar to Paulann?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paula, Pauline, Paulette, Paulina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1941–1963 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.