Recorded 1933–1960 Boys' name Peak 1933 17 births

Paull — boys' name

17 babies named Paull in U.S. Social Security records since 1933, with the highest year being 1933. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s61960s5
1930s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Paull was born in this single decade.

1933
Single peak year

6 babies were named Paull in 1933 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paull

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Paull between 1933 and 1960, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paull currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1933, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paull performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Paull shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paull 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 17 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.

Paull at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

17

Since 1933

28 years of records

Peak year

1933

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1933

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 1960

Paull popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1933

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1933)
6
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
4.555.566.5 196019451933 6

Paull by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
6 births that decade — 35% of Paull's all-time total
1930s61940s61960s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paull?
17 babies have been named Paull since 1933. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1933 with 6 births.
When was Paull most popular?
Paull was most popular in the 1930s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1933.
How long has the name Paull been used?
Paull has been recorded in Social Security data since 1933, spanning 28 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Paull?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paul, Paulo, Paulino, Paula, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1933–1960 (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.