Girls' name · since 1949
Pauli
Since 1949, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Pauli, peaking in 1953. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #40,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1949
- 1950s
- peak decade
Pauli sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 31 recorded since 1949.
Social Security Administration records show Pauli recorded 31 times among girls since 1949, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1949 to 1962.
- #40,654 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 31 born since 1949
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pauli ranks #40,654 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 1949, peaking in the 1950s.
- #40,654 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 31
- born since 1949
- 1950s
- peak decade
Pauli's 31 recorded births place it above 43.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pauli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pauli's full recorded timeline at 1957, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1949, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pauli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1962
- Peak year (1953)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Pauli by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (21 births, 68% of the file).
1950s was Pauli's strongest decade.
21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Pauli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).
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What to do with Pauli's data
- Pauli's decade-level peak was the 1950s (21 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pauli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~13 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, 1949–1962 (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 Pauli 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.