Paulena — girls' name

What the Data Says About Paulena

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Paulena between 1918 and 1998, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paulena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paulena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 58 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Paulena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paulena 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 126 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.