Recorded 1944–1991 Girls' name Peak 1949 182 births

Paullette — girls' name

182 babies named Paullette in U.S. Social Security records since 1944, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s561950s841960s321970s51990s5
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.

What the Data Says About Paullette

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Paullette between 1944 and 1991, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Paullette currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1991. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paullette performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Paullette shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paullette 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 182 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.

Paullette at a glance

Last recorded 1991

Total births

182

Since 1944

48 years of records

Peak year

1949

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1991

Active since

1944

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1991

Paullette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–1944

Last recorded 1991
Peak year (1949)
15
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 19911964195919561952194919451944 8

Paullette by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
84 births that decade — 46% of Paullette's all-time total
1940s561950s841960s321970s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paullette?
182 babies have been named Paullette since 1944. It was last recorded in 1991. The peak year was 1949 with 15 births.
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?
Paullette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1944, spanning 48 years of data 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.

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, 1944–1991 (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.