Girls' name · since 1917
Pauletta
Pauletta has 2,522 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1948 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,522
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Pauletta is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 2,522 have been recorded since 1917.
Pauletta has 2,522 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1917 to 1997.
- #4,029 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,522 born since 1917
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pauletta ranks #4,029 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,522 born since 1917, peaking in the 1950s.
- #4,029 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,522
- born since 1917
- 1950s
- peak decade
Pauletta's 2,522 recorded births place it above 94.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Kentucky.
Pauletta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pauletta's full recorded timeline at 1957, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 107 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pauletta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1997
- Peak year (1948)
- 107
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Pauletta by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (757 births, 30% of the file).
1950s was Pauletta's strongest decade.
757 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Pauletta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 73
1920s
73 births
- 1930s 117
1930s
117 births
- 1940s
1940s
756 births
- 1950s
1950s
757 births
- 1960s
1960s
440 births
- 1970s 222
1970s
222 births
- 1980s 90
1980s
90 births
- 1990s 56
1990s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 757 births (30% of all-time use).
How Pauletta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pauletta's total volume
Pauletta by state
Where Pauletta concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Kentucky | | 221 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 139 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Indiana | | 113 | 4.5% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 80 | 3.2% |
| #5 | California | | 64 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 62 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 48 | 1.9% |
| #8 | West Virginia | | 48 | 1.9% |
221 of 2,522 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Pauletta appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Pauletta's data
- Pauletta's decade-level peak was the 1950s (757 total births); usage has since declined to 56 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Kentucky records the most Paulettas (221 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Kentucky names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pauletta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
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, 1917–1997 (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 Pauletta 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.