Recorded 1929–1987 Boys' name Peak 1965 21 births

Paulus — boys' name

21 babies named Paulus in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51960s111980s5
1960s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Paulus was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

6 babies were named Paulus in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paulus

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Paulus between 1929 and 1987, spanning 59 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paulus currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1987. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paulus performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Paulus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paulus 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 21 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.

Paulus at a glance

Last recorded 1987

Total births

21

Since 1929

59 years of records

Peak year

1965

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1987

Active since

1929

Recorded for 59 years

Last year on file: 1987

Paulus popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–1929

Last recorded 1987
Peak year (1965)
6
Annual births at peak — across 59 years of records
4.555.566.5 1987196519641929 5

Paulus by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
11 births that decade — 52% of Paulus's all-time total
1920s51960s111980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paulus?
21 babies have been named Paulus since 1929. It was last recorded in 1987. The peak year was 1965 with 6 births.
When was Paulus most popular?
Paulus was most popular in the 1960s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Paulus been used?
Paulus has been recorded in Social Security data since 1929, spanning 59 years of data through 1987.
What names are similar to Paulus?
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, 1929–1987 (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.