Recorded 1916–1996 Girls' name Peak 1918 142 births

Pauleen — girls' name

142 babies named Pauleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s311920s261930s51940s201950s121960s221970s211990s5
1910s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Pauleen was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

11 babies were named Pauleen in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pauleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Pauleen between 1916 and 1996, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pauleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pauleen performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Pauleen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pauleen 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 142 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.

Pauleen at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

142

Since 1916

81 years of records

Peak year

1918

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1916

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1996

Pauleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1916

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1918)
11
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
4681012 199619731964195419421927192319171916 10

Pauleen by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
31 births that decade — 22% of Pauleen's all-time total
1910s311920s261930s51940s201950s121960s221970s211990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pauleen?
142 babies have been named Pauleen since 1916. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1918 with 11 births.
When was Pauleen most popular?
Pauleen was most popular in the 1910s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Pauleen been used?
Pauleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 81 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Pauleen?
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, 1916–1996 (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.