for girls in 2025
Data through 2025
Paula name popularity in the United States
Paula ranked #853 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 318 girls named Paula.
SSA
10,156 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Paula for boys and girls
Girls
318100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Boys
6Share unavailable · data from 1917 to 2023
Paula in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 318 | #853 |
| 2024 | girls | 375 | #752 |
| 2023 | boys | 6 | #10821 |
| 2023 | girls | 402 | #706 |
| 2022 | boys | 6 | #10863 |
| 2022 | girls | 349 | #806 |
| 2021 | girls | 338 | #822 |
| 2020 | boys | 5 | #12022 |
| 2020 | girls | 331 | #822 |
| 2019 | girls | 373 | #753 |
| 2018 | girls | 344 | #793 |
| 2017 | boys | 5 | #12246 |
Show full history (223 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | girls | 318 | #853 |
| 2024 | girls | 375 | #752 |
| 2023 | boys | 6 | #10821 |
| 2023 | girls | 402 | #706 |
| 2022 | boys | 6 | #10863 |
| 2022 | girls | 349 | #806 |
| 2021 | girls | 338 | #822 |
| 2020 | boys | 5 | #12022 |
| 2020 | girls | 331 | #822 |
| 2019 | girls | 373 | #753 |
| 2018 | girls | 344 | #793 |
| 2017 | boys | 5 | #12246 |
| 2017 | girls | 319 | #856 |
| 2016 | girls | 348 | #826 |
| 2015 | boys | 9 | #8040 |
| 2015 | girls | 310 | #889 |
| 2014 | girls | 267 | #993 |
| 2013 | girls | 307 | #847 |
| 2012 | girls | 385 | #721 |
| 2011 | girls | 325 | #817 |
| 2010 | girls | 332 | #814 |
| 2009 | boys | 6 | #10994 |
| 2009 | girls | 362 | #781 |
| 2008 | boys | 5 | #12553 |
| 2008 | girls | 448 | #678 |
| 2007 | boys | 5 | #12367 |
| 2007 | girls | 455 | #651 |
| 2006 | girls | 431 | #667 |
| 2005 | boys | 8 | #8299 |
| 2005 | girls | 416 | #667 |
| 2004 | boys | 6 | #9948 |
| 2004 | girls | 419 | #651 |
| 2003 | girls | 356 | #719 |
| 2002 | boys | 5 | #10667 |
| 2002 | girls | 416 | #615 |
| 2001 | girls | 420 | #600 |
| 2000 | boys | 8 | #7416 |
| 2000 | girls | 454 | #572 |
| 1999 | girls | 446 | #564 |
| 1998 | boys | 5 | #9631 |
| 1998 | girls | 457 | #545 |
| 1997 | girls | 504 | #489 |
| 1996 | girls | 552 | #454 |
| 1995 | boys | 8 | #6407 |
| 1995 | girls | 553 | #458 |
| 1994 | boys | 8 | #6372 |
| 1994 | girls | 623 | #402 |
| 1993 | boys | 13 | #4447 |
| 1993 | girls | 630 | #400 |
| 1992 | boys | 5 | #8435 |
| 1992 | girls | 776 | #338 |
| 1991 | boys | 7 | #6519 |
| 1991 | girls | 849 | #320 |
| 1990 | boys | 10 | #4993 |
| 1990 | girls | 940 | #296 |
| 1989 | boys | 16 | #3446 |
| 1989 | girls | 794 | #320 |
| 1988 | boys | 14 | #3523 |
| 1988 | girls | 812 | #304 |
| 1987 | boys | 9 | #4573 |
| 1987 | girls | 903 | #272 |
| 1986 | boys | 11 | #3882 |
| 1986 | girls | 881 | #279 |
| 1985 | boys | 10 | #4052 |
| 1985 | girls | 1,015 | #249 |
| 1984 | boys | 11 | #3701 |
| 1984 | girls | 1,102 | #230 |
| 1983 | boys | 14 | #3071 |
| 1983 | girls | 1,159 | #220 |
| 1982 | boys | 18 | #2596 |
| 1982 | girls | 1,328 | #204 |
| 1981 | boys | 12 | #3412 |
| 1981 | girls | 1,480 | #186 |
| 1980 | boys | 8 | #4495 |
| 1980 | girls | 1,598 | #173 |
| 1979 | boys | 10 | #3810 |
| 1979 | girls | 1,694 | #165 |
| 1978 | boys | 10 | #3614 |
| 1978 | girls | 1,827 | #150 |
| 1977 | boys | 12 | #3203 |
| 1977 | girls | 2,043 | #144 |
| 1976 | boys | 7 | #4418 |
| 1976 | girls | 2,250 | #121 |
| 1975 | boys | 17 | #2450 |
| 1975 | girls | 2,651 | #108 |
| 1974 | boys | 18 | #2277 |
| 1974 | girls | 3,061 | #96 |
| 1973 | boys | 19 | #2124 |
| 1973 | girls | 3,504 | #87 |
| 1972 | boys | 13 | #2659 |
| 1972 | girls | 4,260 | #72 |
| 1971 | boys | 15 | #2464 |
| 1971 | girls | 5,379 | #63 |
| 1970 | boys | 22 | #1889 |
| 1970 | girls | 6,055 | #57 |
| 1969 | boys | 22 | #1767 |
| 1969 | girls | 6,753 | #50 |
| 1968 | boys | 23 | #1650 |
| 1968 | girls | 7,637 | #45 |
| 1967 | boys | 23 | #1609 |
| 1967 | girls | 7,694 | #46 |
| 1966 | boys | 13 | #2216 |
| 1966 | girls | 7,856 | #50 |
| 1965 | boys | 19 | #1806 |
| 1965 | girls | 7,915 | #49 |
| 1964 | boys | 17 | #1975 |
| 1964 | girls | 9,498 | #45 |
| 1963 | boys | 27 | #1513 |
| 1963 | girls | 10,156 | #42 |
| 1962 | boys | 10 | #2673 |
| 1962 | girls | 7,193 | #60 |
| 1961 | boys | 19 | #1876 |
| 1961 | girls | 7,744 | #60 |
| 1960 | boys | 16 | #2042 |
| 1960 | girls | 8,066 | #55 |
| 1959 | boys | 21 | #1759 |
| 1959 | girls | 8,059 | #51 |
| 1958 | boys | 27 | #1511 |
| 1958 | girls | 8,025 | #53 |
| 1957 | boys | 15 | #2093 |
| 1957 | girls | 8,544 | #49 |
| 1956 | boys | 22 | #1676 |
| 1956 | girls | 8,925 | #47 |
| 1955 | boys | 13 | #2219 |
| 1955 | girls | 9,585 | #39 |
| 1954 | boys | 12 | #2316 |
| 1954 | girls | 9,686 | #38 |
| 1953 | boys | 15 | #2038 |
| 1953 | girls | 9,557 | #40 |
| 1952 | boys | 17 | #1856 |
| 1952 | girls | 8,567 | #47 |
| 1951 | boys | 8 | #2844 |
| 1951 | girls | 7,290 | #51 |
| 1950 | boys | 9 | #2580 |
| 1950 | girls | 6,631 | #54 |
| 1949 | boys | 18 | #1754 |
| 1949 | girls | 6,577 | #55 |
| 1948 | boys | 10 | #2443 |
| 1948 | girls | 6,600 | #52 |
| 1947 | boys | 8 | #2862 |
| 1947 | girls | 6,102 | #54 |
| 1946 | boys | 12 | #2143 |
| 1946 | girls | 4,724 | #69 |
| 1945 | boys | 11 | #2131 |
| 1945 | girls | 3,798 | #67 |
| 1944 | boys | 14 | #1890 |
| 1944 | girls | 3,315 | #82 |
| 1943 | boys | 17 | #1764 |
| 1943 | girls | 3,042 | #93 |
| 1942 | boys | 9 | #2523 |
| 1942 | girls | 1,974 | #136 |
| 1941 | girls | 1,540 | #151 |
| 1940 | boys | 9 | #2478 |
| 1940 | girls | 1,372 | #155 |
| 1939 | boys | 5 | #3480 |
| 1939 | girls | 1,348 | #159 |
| 1938 | boys | 8 | #2646 |
| 1938 | girls | 1,318 | #163 |
| 1937 | girls | 1,212 | #165 |
| 1936 | boys | 6 | #3147 |
| 1936 | girls | 982 | #185 |
| 1935 | girls | 774 | #220 |
| 1934 | boys | 11 | #2266 |
| 1934 | girls | 759 | #228 |
| 1933 | girls | 611 | #245 |
| 1932 | girls | 658 | #238 |
| 1931 | boys | 7 | #3095 |
| 1931 | girls | 585 | #250 |
| 1930 | boys | 9 | #2781 |
| 1930 | girls | 614 | #251 |
| 1929 | boys | 5 | #3959 |
| 1929 | girls | 619 | #254 |
| 1928 | girls | 558 | #276 |
| 1927 | girls | 602 | #271 |
| 1926 | boys | 5 | #4201 |
| 1926 | girls | 541 | #286 |
| 1925 | girls | 464 | #307 |
| 1924 | girls | 418 | #329 |
| 1923 | girls | 378 | #337 |
| 1922 | girls | 305 | #373 |
| 1921 | girls | 326 | #373 |
| 1920 | girls | 343 | #354 |
| 1919 | girls | 245 | #414 |
| 1918 | girls | 265 | #401 |
| 1917 | boys | 5 | #3981 |
| 1917 | girls | 303 | #359 |
| 1916 | girls | 289 | #361 |
| 1915 | girls | 228 | #398 |
| 1914 | girls | 184 | #390 |
| 1913 | girls | 150 | #396 |
| 1912 | girls | 164 | #357 |
| 1911 | girls | 105 | #392 |
| 1910 | girls | 89 | #417 |
| 1909 | girls | 76 | #421 |
| 1908 | girls | 83 | #399 |
| 1907 | girls | 76 | #408 |
| 1906 | girls | 89 | #349 |
| 1905 | girls | 68 | #409 |
| 1904 | girls | 79 | #371 |
| 1903 | girls | 57 | #419 |
| 1902 | girls | 41 | #490 |
| 1901 | girls | 50 | #425 |
| 1900 | girls | 47 | #494 |
| 1899 | girls | 40 | #461 |
| 1898 | girls | 55 | #415 |
| 1897 | girls | 45 | #438 |
| 1896 | girls | 47 | #420 |
| 1895 | girls | 37 | #480 |
| 1894 | girls | 34 | #487 |
| 1893 | girls | 47 | #391 |
| 1892 | girls | 40 | #419 |
| 1891 | girls | 44 | #377 |
| 1890 | girls | 35 | #429 |
| 1889 | girls | 33 | #421 |
| 1888 | girls | 27 | #476 |
| 1887 | girls | 26 | #435 |
| 1886 | girls | 21 | #476 |
| 1885 | girls | 16 | #542 |
| 1884 | girls | 12 | #614 |
| 1883 | girls | 19 | #435 |
| 1882 | girls | 6 | #813 |
| 1881 | girls | 9 | #582 |
| 1880 | girls | 9 | #580 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.