Recorded 1918–1952 Girls' name Peak 1926 49 births

Paulean — girls' name

49 babies named Paulean in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Paulean was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

8 babies were named Paulean in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paulean

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Paulean between 1918 and 1952, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paulean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paulean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Paulean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paulean 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 49 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.

Paulean at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

49

Since 1918

35 years of records

Peak year

1926

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1918

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1952

Paulean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1918

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1926)
8
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Paulean by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
19 births that decade — 39% of Paulean's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paulean?
49 babies have been named Paulean since 1918. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1926 with 8 births.
When was Paulean most popular?
Paulean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Paulean been used?
Paulean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 35 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Paulean?
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, 1918–1952 (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.