Girls' name · since 1942
Paulett
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 443 babies named Paulett, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,187 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 443
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
443 babies have been named Paulett since 1942, making it today's #7187 girls' name.
Paulett has 443 recorded births among girls since 1942, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7187 as of the latest data, more common than 58% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 2025.
- #12,727 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,187 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 443 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paulett ranks #12,727 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,187 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 443 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #12,727 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,187 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 443
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Paulett's 443 recorded births place it above 82.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Paulett compares
443 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Paulett's all-time total is 18% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paulett | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 443 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Paulett's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Paulett's SSA record in two at 1964 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1943, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1949 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Paulett popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–2025
- Peak year (1949)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 84 years of records
Paulett by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (121 births, 27% of the file).
1950s was Paulett's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Paulett births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
98 births
- 1950s
1950s
121 births
- 1960s
1960s
89 births
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2010s 38
2010s
38 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 121 births (27% of all-time use).
Paulett by state
Where Paulett concentrates geographically, total births since 1942
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 1.4% |
6 of 443 births nationwide.
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What to do with Paulett's data
- Paulett's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (121 total births) through the 2020s (42) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Pauletts (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Paulett: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1949)
Similar record span (~83 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, 1942–2025 (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 Paulett 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.