US rank #10359 Girls' name Peak 1949 428 births

Paulett — #10359 US girls' name

428 babies named Paulett in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s981950s1211960s891970s501990s52010s382020s27
#10359
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Paulett was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

22 babies were named Paulett in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paulett

The Social Security Administration has registered 428 babies named Paulett between 1942 and 2024, spanning 83 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paulett currently holds the #10359 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paulett performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Paulett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Paulett in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paulett 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 428 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.

Paulett at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

428

Since 1942

83 years of records

Peak year

1949

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

#10,359

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1942

Recorded for 83 years

Last year on file: 2024

Paulett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1942

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1949)
22
Annual births at peak — across 83 years of records
0510152025 20242012197219661960195319471942 6

Paulett by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
121 births that decade — 28% of Paulett's all-time total
1940s981950s1211960s891970s501990s52010s382020s27

Paulett by state

Where Paulett concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Paulett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 1.4%
Texas share of Paulett's total US births 1.4%

6 of 428 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paulett?
428 babies have been named Paulett since 1942. It currently ranks #10359 among girls. The peak year was 1949 with 22 births.
When was Paulett most popular?
Paulett was most popular in the 1950s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Where is Paulett most popular?
The top states for the name Paulett are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Paulett been used?
Paulett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 83 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Paulett?
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.

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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, 1942–2024 (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.