Girls' name · since 1942
Paulla
Since 1942, U.S. Social Security records show 262 babies named Paulla, peaking in 1951. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 262
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Paulla is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 262 have been recorded since 1942.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paulla has been recorded 262 times among girls since 1942, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1942 to 1991.
- #17,150 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 262 born since 1942
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Paulla ranks #17,150 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 262 born since 1942, peaking in the 1950s.
- #17,150 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 262
- born since 1942
- 1950s
- peak decade
Paulla's 262 recorded births place it above 76.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Paulla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paulla splits its recorded history at 1959: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1942 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1951 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paulla popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1991
- Peak year (1951)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Paulla by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (89 births, 34% of the file).
1950s was Paulla's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Paulla births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
59 births
- 1950s
1950s
89 births
- 1960s
1960s
77 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 89 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Paulla's decade-level peak was the 1950s (89 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Paulla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~49 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, 1942–1991 (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 Paulla 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.