Paula - A very unique female name
Paula, meaning small, appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #442. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Paula and more.
With that position 1 in 4,430 baby girls were given this name - making this a very unique female name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Paula peaked in popularity 64 years ago in 1954 on position 38.
Famous with this name

Paula Patton

Paula Echevarrķa

Paula Yoo
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Paula is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Paula is currently topping the baby name charts in New Mexico at position #352 - and is the least popular in Michigan at position #1,354.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Paula is where you live.
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Paula origin and meaning
Paula is a 5 letter name with 2 syllables. This name means small. To see famous people named Paula, pop culture references for the name Paula and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Paula
We've found the following names that sound similar to Paula, sorted by popularity.
Polly / Paola / Paul / Payal / Pollie / Pola / Pahola / Pabla / Pablo / Pella /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 754 |
2011 | 814 |
2010 | 789 |
2009 | 803 |
2008 | 681 |
2007 | 666 |
2006 | 682 |
2005 | 672 |
2004 | 658 |
2003 | 711 |
2002 | 645 |
2001 | 614 |
2000 | 593 |
1999 | 559 |
1998 | 549 |
1997 | 492 |
1996 | 453 |
1995 | 456 |
1994 | 399 |
1993 | 397 |
1992 | 338 |
1991 | 317 |
1990 | 297 |
1989 | 320 |
1988 | 303 |
1987 | 274 |
1986 | 278 |
1985 | 250 |
1984 | 232 |
1983 | 217 |
1982 | 205 |
1981 | 184 |
1980 | 174 |
1979 | 164 |
1978 | 150 |
1977 | 144 |
1976 | 121 |
1975 | 107 |
1974 | 96 |
1973 | 86 |
1972 | 72 |
1971 | 63 |
1970 | 57 |
1969 | 50 |
1968 | 45 |
1967 | 45 |
1966 | 50 |
1965 | 49 |
1964 | 45 |
1963 | 42 |
1962 | 60 |
1961 | 60 |
1960 | 55 |
1959 | 51 |
1958 | 53 |
1957 | 49 |
1956 | 47 |
1955 | 39 |
1954 | 38 |
1953 | 40 |
1952 | 47 |
1951 | 51 |
1950 | 54 |
1949 | 55 |
1948 | 52 |
1947 | 54 |
1946 | 69 |
1945 | 67 |
1944 | 81 |
1943 | 93 |
1942 | 136 |
1941 | 149 |
1940 | 155 |
1939 | 160 |
1938 | 163 |
1937 | 164 |
1936 | 184 |
1935 | 222 |
1934 | 226 |
1933 | 246 |
1932 | 237 |
1931 | 253 |
1930 | 256 |
1929 | 257 |
1928 | 274 |
1927 | 267 |
1926 | 295 |
1925 | 313 |
1924 | 339 |
1923 | 346 |
1922 | 391 |
1921 | 386 |
1920 | 361 |
1919 | 446 |
1918 | 406 |
1917 | 366 |
1916 | 376 |
1915 | 419 |
1914 | 416 |
1913 | 401 |
1912 | 361 |
1911 | 411 |
1910 | 442 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
New Mexico | 352 |
Texas | 361 |
Connecticut | 450 |
California | 480 |
Arizona | 523 |
Florida | 549 |
Georgia | 671 |
New Jersey | 722 |
Kentucky | 724 |
South Carolina | 775 |
Colorado | 846 |
Minnesota | 877 |
New York | 905 |
Tennessee | 1018 |
Illinois | 1151 |
Virginia | 1297 |
Michigan | 1354 |
Even more about Paula
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.