Paula Girl
How popular is Paula?
#853 girl name in 2025
318 baby girls were named Paula in the US in 2025, making it the 853rd most popular girl name.
226,715living people named Paula (est.)
64median age of people named Paula
281,769babies named Paula since 1880
1 in 10,426US babies born in 2025
Paula popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #853 for girls (▼ 101 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 318 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #889 in 2015, #822 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1963 (10,156 girls) |
| Highest rank | #38 in 1954 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Paula is most popular
Babies named Paula per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Arizona: 0.6 per 1,000 (83 girls)
- Texas: 0.5 per 1,000 (431 girls)
- Florida: 0.4 per 1,000 (188 girls)
- California: 0.3 per 1,000 (291 girls)
- Illinois: 0.3 per 1,000 (68 girls)
Paula by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 178 | #421 |
| 1890s | 424 | #377 |
| 1900s | 666 | #349 |
| 1910s | 2,022 | #357 |
| 1920s | 4,554 | #254 |
| 1930s | 8,861 | #159 |
| 1940s | 39,044 | #52 |
| 1950s | 84,869 | #38 |
| 1960s | 80,512 | #42 |
| 1970s | 32,724 | #57 |
| 1980s | 11,072 | #173 |
| 1990s | 6,330 | #296 |
| 2000s | 4,177 | #572 |
| 2010s | 3,310 | #721 |
| 2020s | 2,113 | #706 |
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Questions
- Is Paula a boy or girl name?
- Paula is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Paula were girls.
- How popular is the name Paula?
- 318 baby girls were named Paula in the US in 2025, making it the 853rd most popular girl name.
- When was Paula most popular?
- Paula peaked in 1963, when 10,156 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #38 in 1954.
- How many people are named Paula?
- 281,769 babies have been named Paula in the US since 1880. We estimate about 226,715 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 64.
- Where is Paula most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Paula was most common in Arizona, at 0.6 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.