Recorded 1952–1973 Girls' name Peak 1953 18 births

Paule — girls' name

18 babies named Paule in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131970s5
1950s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Paule was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

8 babies were named Paule in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paule

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Paule between 1952 and 1973, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paule currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paule performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Paule shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paule 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 18 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.

Paule at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

18

Since 1952

22 years of records

Peak year

1953

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1952

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1973

Paule popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1952

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1953)
8
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
456789 197319531952 5

Paule by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
13 births that decade — 72% of Paule's all-time total
1950s131970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paule?
18 babies have been named Paule since 1952. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1953 with 8 births.
When was Paule most popular?
Paule was most popular in the 1950s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Paule been used?
Paule has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 22 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Paule?
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, 1952–1973 (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.