Paulla — girls' name

What the Data Says About Paulla

The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Paulla between 1942 and 1991, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paulla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1951, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paulla performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Paulla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paulla 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 262 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.