Recorded 1956–1962 Girls' name Peak 1956 15 births

Paulia — girls' name

15 babies named Paulia in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s101960s5
1950s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Paulia was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

10 babies were named Paulia in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paulia

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Paulia between 1956 and 1962, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paulia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1962. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paulia performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Paulia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paulia 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 15 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.

Paulia at a glance

Last recorded 1962

Total births

15

Since 1956

7 years of records

Peak year

1956

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1962

Active since

1956

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1962

Paulia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1956

Last recorded 1962
Peak year (1956)
10
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4681012 19621956 10

Paulia by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
10 births that decade — 67% of Paulia's all-time total
1950s101960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paulia?
15 babies have been named Paulia since 1956. It was last recorded in 1962. The peak year was 1956 with 10 births.
When was Paulia most popular?
Paulia was most popular in the 1950s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Paulia been used?
Paulia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 7 years of data through 1962.
What names are similar to Paulia?
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, 1956–1962 (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.