Paula

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Paula is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 281,450 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 280,537 as girls and 913 as boys. Paula gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 1963 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 374
2023 407
2022 355
2021 338
2020 336
2019 373
2018 344
2017 324
2016 348
2015 319
2014 267
2013 307
2012 385
2011 325
2010 332
2009 368
2008 453
2007 460
2006 431
2005 424
2004 425
2003 356
2002 420
2001 420
2000 462
1999 446
1998 462
1997 504
1996 552
1995 561
1994 631
1993 643
1992 781
1991 856
1990 950
1989 810
1988 825
1987 912
1986 892
1985 1,025
1984 1,113
1983 1,174
1982 1,346
1981 1,493
1980 1,606
1979 1,704
1978 1,837
1977 2,055
1976 2,258
1975 2,669
1974 3,079
1973 3,523
1972 4,273
1971 5,393
1970 6,077
1969 6,776
1968 7,661
1967 7,715
1966 7,870
1965 7,933
1964 9,518
1963 10,178
1962 7,203
1961 7,765
1960 8,081
1959 8,080
1958 8,052
1957 8,559
1956 8,947
1955 9,598
1954 9,698
1953 9,572
1952 8,583
1951 7,299
1950 6,640
1949 6,595
1948 6,610
1947 6,110
1946 4,737
1945 3,809
1944 3,329
1943 3,059
1942 1,983
1941 1,540
1940 1,381
1939 1,353
1938 1,326
1937 1,212
1936 988
1935 774
1934 770
1933 611
1932 658
1931 592
1930 623
1929 624
1928 558
1927 602
1926 546
1925 464
1924 418
1923 378
1922 305
1921 326
1920 343
1919 245
1918 265
1917 308
1916 289
1915 228
1914 184
1913 150
1912 164
1911 105
1910 89
1909 76
1908 83
1907 76
1906 89
1905 68
1904 79
1903 57
1902 41
1901 50
1900 47
1899 40
1898 55
1897 45
1896 47
1895 37
1894 34
1893 47
1892 40
1891 44
1890 35
1889 33
1888 27
1887 26
1886 21
1885 16
1884 12
1883 19
1882 6
1881 9
1880 9