Paulette
2 countries#4510 in France, 2022FR
#4510
in France, 2022
US
#1534
in United States, 2025
Total births recorded
260,463
Peak year (France)
1921
Peak-year count
8,124
First recorded
1900
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Paulette was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
FranceUnited States
Country by country
France
213,311 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #4510 · peaked in 1921 with 8,124 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Pas-de-Calais, Yvelines, Seine-Maritime
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States
47,152 births recorded 1907–2025 · currently #1534 · peaked in 1948 with 2,586 births
Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France rank history
Paulette’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #1685 | — |
| 1989 | #2046 | ↓361 |
| 1990 | #2265 | ↓219 |
| 1991 | #2083 | ↑182 |
| 1992 | #3155 | ↓1072 |
| 1994 | #2412 | ↑743 |
| 1997 | #3596 | ↓1184 |
| 1999 | #2487 | ↑1109 |
| 2003 | #2953 | ↓466 |
| 2005 | #4914 | ↓1961 |
| 2006 | #5114 | ↓200 |
| 2013 | #6207 | ↓1093 |
| 2014 | #4622 | ↑1585 |
| 2015 | #6185 | ↓1563 |
| 2016 | #5172 | ↑1013 |
| 2017 | #6135 | ↓963 |
| 2018 | #4467 | ↑1668 |
| 2020 | #3298 | ↑1169 |
| 2021 | #5927 | ↓2629 |
| 2022 | #4510 | ↑1417 |
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