Paula
4 countries#853 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Paula was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
281,769 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #853 · peaked in 1963 with 10,183 births
Most common in: Texas, California, New York, Ohio, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
6,678 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #417 · peaked in 1972 with 260 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, La Réunion, Bouches-du-Rhône, Moselle
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
2,575 births recorded 1974–2019 · peaked in 1975 with 170 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
84 births recorded 1997–2024 · peaked in 1997 with 11 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Paula’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #667 | — |
| 2007 | #651 | ↑16 |
| 2008 | #678 | ↓27 |
| 2009 | #781 | ↓103 |
| 2010 | #814 | ↓33 |
| 2011 | #817 | ↓3 |
| 2012 | #721 | ↑96 |
| 2013 | #847 | ↓126 |
| 2014 | #993 | ↓146 |
| 2015 | #889 | ↑104 |
| 2016 | #826 | ↑63 |
| 2017 | #856 | ↓30 |
| 2018 | #793 | ↑63 |
| 2019 | #753 | ↑40 |
| 2020 | #822 | ↓69 |
| 2021 | #822 | — |
| 2022 | #806 | ↑16 |
| 2023 | #706 | ↑100 |
| 2024 | #752 | ↓46 |
| 2025 | #853 | ↓101 |
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