Total births
182
Girls' name · since 1944
Paullette
Paullette has 182 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1949 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 182
- total births
- 1944–1991
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
182 girls have been named Paullette since 1944, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Paullette has 182 recorded births among girls since 1944, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1991.
- 182 total births
- 1944–1991 years on record
- 1950s peak decade
- 46% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
182 girls have been named Paullette since 1944, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1991.
- 182
- total births
- 1944–1991
- years on record
- 1950s
- peak decade
- 46%
- born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade
46% of everyone ever named Paullette was born in this single decade.
1949
Single peak year
15 babies were named Paullette in 1949 - its busiest year on record.
Paullette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Paullette splits its recorded history at 1956: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1949 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Paullette at a glance
Last recorded 1991Peak year
1949
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1944
Paullette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1991
- Peak year (1949)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Paullette by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1950s was Paullette's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Paullette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
56 births
- 1950s
1950s
84 births
- 1960s 32
1960s
32 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 84 births (46% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Paullette? ▼
Paullette has been given to 182 babies in the U.S. since 1944, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1991. 15 babies were born in 1949, its single highest year.
When was Paullette most popular? ▼
Paullette was most popular in the 1950s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Paullette been used? ▼
Records for Paullette go back to 1944, giving 48 years of history through 1991.
What names are similar to Paullette? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paula, Pauline, Paulette, Paulina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Paullette's data
- Paullette's decade-level peak was the 1950s (84 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Paullette
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1944–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Paullette: Baby Name Since 1944 - 182 Births, Peak 1949." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/paullette. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Paullette 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 June 2026.