Paula
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning small or humble; feminine of Paul.
Babies a year
324
the US, 2017
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
#855
down from #753
UK popularity
#1584
19 babies
How Paula has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #890 |
| 2016 | #825 |
| 2017 | #856 |
| 2018 | #793 |
| 2019 | #753 |
| 2020 | #826 |
| 2021 | #822 |
| 2022 | #801 |
| 2023 | #706 |
| 2024 | #753 |
| 2025 | #855 |
In 2025, 19 babies in England and Wales were named Paula. In the US, 324 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 10,143 in 1963.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Paula was most common in 1955, when it went to 0.48% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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