Girls' name · since 1918
Paulena
126 babies named Paulena in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
126 girls have been named Paulena since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Paulena recorded 126 times among girls since 1918, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1998.
- #24,612 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 126 born since 1918
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paulena ranks #24,612 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 126 born since 1918, peaking in the 1990s.
- #24,612 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 126
- born since 1918
- 1990s
- peak decade
Paulena's 126 recorded births place it above 65.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Paulena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Paulena's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Paulena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1998
- Peak year (1991)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Paulena by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (58 births, 46% of the file).
1990s was Paulena's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Paulena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 14
1910s
14 births
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s
1990s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 58 births (46% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Paulena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Paulena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.