Boys' name · since 2019
Pauly
Pauly has 11 recorded births since 2019 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #33,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2019
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pauly is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 11 have been recorded since 2019.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pauly has been recorded 11 times among boys since 2019, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2019 to 2022.
- #33,974 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 11 born since 2019
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pauly ranks #33,974 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 2019, peaking in the 2010s.
- #33,974 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 11
- born since 2019
- 2010s
- peak decade
Pauly's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pauly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Pauly splits its recorded history at 2022: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2022 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Pauly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–2022
- Peak year (2019)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Pauly by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Pauly's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Pauly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6 births (55% of all-time use).
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- Pauly's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pauly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~3 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, 2019–2022 (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 Pauly 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.