Girls' name · since 1956
Paulia
Since 1956, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Paulia, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #50,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Paulia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 15 have been recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Paulia recorded 15 times among girls since 1956, 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 1956 to 1962.
- #50,088 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 1956
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paulia ranks #50,088 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 1956, peaking in the 1950s.
- #50,088 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 1956
- 1950s
- peak decade
Paulia's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Paulia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Paulia's full recorded timeline at 1962, 33% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 67% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Paulia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–1962
- Peak year (1956)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Paulia by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
1950s was Paulia's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Paulia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
10 births
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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What to do with Paulia's data
- Paulia's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1960s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Paulia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~6 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, 1956–1962 (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 Paulia 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.