Paula
In 2025, Paula had a published SSA count of 318 in the girls series and ranked 853 among names in that series.
Rank
#853
Count
318
Year
2025
Trend
Stable
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
99.7%
1880–2025 · 281K total across published yearly counts
boys series
0.3%
1917–2023 · 913 total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
1963
Peak Count
10K
Change Since Peak
-96.9%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
-3.9%
10-Year Change
2.6%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 318 |
| 2024 | girls | 375 |
| 2023 | boys | 6 |
| 2023 | girls | 402 |
| 2022 | boys | 6 |
| 2022 | girls | 349 |
| 2021 | girls | 338 |
| 2020 | boys | 5 |
| 2020 | girls | 331 |
| 2019 | girls | 373 |
| 2018 | girls | 344 |
| 2017 | boys | 5 |
| 2017 | girls | 319 |
| 2016 | girls | 348 |
| 2015 | boys | 9 |
| 2015 | girls | 310 |
| 2014 | girls | 267 |
| 2013 | girls | 307 |
| 2012 | girls | 385 |
| 2011 | girls | 325 |
| 2010 | girls | 332 |
| 2009 | boys | 6 |
| 2009 | girls | 362 |
| 2008 | boys | 5 |
| 2008 | girls | 448 |
| 2007 | boys | 5 |
| 2007 | girls | 455 |
| 2006 | girls | 431 |
| 2005 | boys | 8 |
| 2005 | girls | 416 |
| 2004 | boys | 6 |
| 2004 | girls | 419 |
| 2003 | girls | 356 |
| 2002 | boys | 5 |
| 2002 | girls | 416 |
| 2001 | girls | 420 |
| 2000 | boys | 8 |
| 2000 | girls | 454 |
| 1999 | girls | 446 |
| 1998 | boys | 5 |
| 1998 | girls | 457 |
| 1997 | girls | 504 |
| 1996 | girls | 552 |
| 1995 | boys | 8 |
| 1995 | girls | 553 |
| 1994 | boys | 8 |
| 1994 | girls | 623 |
| 1993 | boys | 13 |
| 1993 | girls | 630 |
| 1992 | boys | 5 |
| 1992 | girls | 776 |
| 1991 | boys | 7 |
| 1991 | girls | 849 |
| 1990 | boys | 10 |
| 1990 | girls | 940 |
| 1989 | boys | 16 |
| 1989 | girls | 794 |
| 1988 | boys | 14 |
| 1988 | girls | 812 |
| 1987 | boys | 9 |
| 1987 | girls | 903 |
| 1986 | boys | 11 |
| 1986 | girls | 881 |
| 1985 | boys | 10 |
| 1985 | girls | 1K |
| 1984 | boys | 11 |
| 1984 | girls | 1K |
| 1983 | boys | 14 |
| 1983 | girls | 1K |
| 1982 | boys | 18 |
| 1982 | girls | 1K |
| 1981 | boys | 12 |
| 1981 | girls | 1K |
| 1980 | boys | 8 |
| 1980 | girls | 2K |
| 1979 | boys | 10 |
| 1979 | girls | 2K |
| 1978 | boys | 10 |
| 1978 | girls | 2K |
| 1977 | boys | 12 |
| 1977 | girls | 2K |
| 1976 | boys | 7 |
| 1976 | girls | 2K |
| 1975 | boys | 17 |
| 1975 | girls | 3K |
| 1974 | boys | 18 |
| 1974 | girls | 3K |
| 1973 | boys | 19 |
| 1973 | girls | 4K |
| 1972 | boys | 13 |
| 1972 | girls | 4K |
| 1971 | boys | 15 |
| 1971 | girls | 5K |
| 1970 | boys | 22 |
| 1970 | girls | 6K |
| 1969 | boys | 22 |
| 1969 | girls | 7K |
| 1968 | boys | 23 |
| 1968 | girls | 8K |
| 1967 | boys | 23 |
| 1967 | girls | 8K |
| 1966 | boys | 13 |
| 1966 | girls | 8K |
| 1965 | boys | 19 |
| 1965 | girls | 8K |
| 1964 | boys | 17 |
| 1964 | girls | 9K |
| 1963 | boys | 27 |
| 1963 | girls | 10K |
| 1962 | boys | 10 |
| 1962 | girls | 7K |
| 1961 | boys | 19 |
| 1961 | girls | 8K |
| 1960 | boys | 16 |
| 1960 | girls | 8K |
| 1959 | boys | 21 |
| 1959 | girls | 8K |
| 1958 | boys | 27 |
| 1958 | girls | 8K |
| 1957 | boys | 15 |
| 1957 | girls | 9K |
| 1956 | boys | 22 |
| 1956 | girls | 9K |
| 1955 | boys | 13 |
| 1955 | girls | 10K |
| 1954 | boys | 12 |
| 1954 | girls | 10K |
| 1953 | boys | 15 |
| 1953 | girls | 10K |
| 1952 | boys | 17 |
| 1952 | girls | 9K |
| 1951 | boys | 8 |
| 1951 | girls | 7K |
| 1950 | boys | 9 |
| 1950 | girls | 7K |
| 1949 | boys | 18 |
| 1949 | girls | 7K |
| 1948 | boys | 10 |
| 1948 | girls | 7K |
| 1947 | boys | 8 |
| 1947 | girls | 6K |
| 1946 | boys | 12 |
| 1946 | girls | 5K |
| 1945 | boys | 11 |
| 1945 | girls | 4K |
| 1944 | boys | 14 |
| 1944 | girls | 3K |
| 1943 | boys | 17 |
| 1943 | girls | 3K |
| 1942 | boys | 9 |
| 1942 | girls | 2K |
| 1941 | girls | 2K |
| 1940 | boys | 9 |
| 1940 | girls | 1K |
| 1939 | boys | 5 |
| 1939 | girls | 1K |
| 1938 | boys | 8 |
| 1938 | girls | 1K |
| 1937 | girls | 1K |
| 1936 | boys | 6 |
| 1936 | girls | 982 |
| 1935 | girls | 774 |
| 1934 | boys | 11 |
| 1934 | girls | 759 |
| 1933 | girls | 611 |
| 1932 | girls | 658 |
| 1931 | boys | 7 |
| 1931 | girls | 585 |
| 1930 | boys | 9 |
| 1930 | girls | 614 |
| 1929 | boys | 5 |
| 1929 | girls | 619 |
| 1928 | girls | 558 |
| 1927 | girls | 602 |
| 1926 | boys | 5 |
| 1926 | girls | 541 |
| 1925 | girls | 464 |
| 1924 | girls | 418 |
| 1923 | girls | 378 |
| 1922 | girls | 305 |
| 1921 | girls | 326 |
| 1920 | girls | 343 |
| 1919 | girls | 245 |
| 1918 | girls | 265 |
| 1917 | boys | 5 |
| 1917 | girls | 303 |
| 1916 | girls | 289 |
| 1915 | girls | 228 |
| 1914 | girls | 184 |
| 1913 | girls | 150 |
| 1912 | girls | 164 |
| 1911 | girls | 105 |
| 1910 | girls | 89 |
| 1909 | girls | 76 |
| 1908 | girls | 83 |
| 1907 | girls | 76 |
| 1906 | girls | 89 |
| 1905 | girls | 68 |
| 1904 | girls | 79 |
| 1903 | girls | 57 |
| 1902 | girls | 41 |
| 1901 | girls | 50 |
| 1900 | girls | 47 |
| 1899 | girls | 40 |
| 1898 | girls | 55 |
| 1897 | girls | 45 |
| 1896 | girls | 47 |
| 1895 | girls | 37 |
| 1894 | girls | 34 |
| 1893 | girls | 47 |
| 1892 | girls | 40 |
| 1891 | girls | 44 |
| 1890 | girls | 35 |
| 1889 | girls | 33 |
| 1888 | girls | 27 |
| 1887 | girls | 26 |
| 1886 | girls | 21 |
| 1885 | girls | 16 |
| 1884 | girls | 12 |
| 1883 | girls | 19 |
| 1882 | girls | 6 |
| 1881 | girls | 9 |
| 1880 | girls | 9 |