Unisex name · since 1920
Paulie
Paulie has 60 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,922 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 60
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
60 boys have been named Paulie since 1920, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Paulie recorded 60 times among boys since 1920, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2022.
- #20,922 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 60 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paulie ranks #20,922 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #20,922 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 60
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Paulie's 60 recorded births place it above 53.94% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Paulie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paulie splits its recorded history at 2001: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1921 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1927 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paulie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2022
- Peak year (1927)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Paulie popularity over time - girls
17 total births recorded since 1951 (Paulie as girls' name)
Paulie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (22 births, 37% of the file).
1920s was Paulie's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Paulie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 22 births (37% of all-time use).
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What to do with Paulie's data
- Paulie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Paulie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1920–2022 (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 Paulie 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.