Recorded 1949–1962 Girls' name Peak 1953 31 births

Pauli — girls' name

31 babies named Pauli in U.S. Social Security records since 1949, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s211960s5
1950s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Pauli was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

6 babies were named Pauli in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pauli

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Pauli between 1949 and 1962, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pauli currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pauli performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Pauli shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pauli 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 31 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.

Pauli at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

31

Since 1949

14 years of records

Peak year

1953

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1949

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1962

Pauli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1949

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1953)
6
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
4.555.566.5 196219581957195419531949 5

Pauli by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
21 births that decade — 68% of Pauli's all-time total
1940s51950s211960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pauli?
31 babies have been named Pauli since 1949. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1953 with 6 births.
When was Pauli most popular?
Pauli was most popular in the 1950s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Pauli been used?
Pauli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1949, spanning 14 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Pauli?
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.

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, 1949–1962 (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.