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Paula

Paula is currently the #853 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 318 babies. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Looking at the full record since 1880, Paula hit its all-time high of #38 in 1954, when 9,686 girls were given the name. State by state, Texas leads the way at #431.

Rankings

2025 rank
#853
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#38
in 1954 (1950s)
Babies in 2025
318
girls named Paula

Paula popularity, 1880–2025

0.14%0.28%0.43%0.57%18801900192019401960198020002020#38 in 1954
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1954

Where Paula is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025MI—New York: #980 (15 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#980Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025IA—Illinois: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#927Indiana: #1032 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IN#1032Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025PA—New Jersey: #618 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#618Connecticut: #459 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)CT#459California: #662 (47 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#662Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025UT—Colorado: #789 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#789Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025WV—Virginia: #1180 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)VA#1180Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025DE—Arizona: #546 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AZ#546New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025TN—North Carolina: #729 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NC#729South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025AL—Georgia: #710 (14 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#710Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Paula in 2025HI—Texas: #431 (78 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)TX#431Florida: #583 (30 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)FL#583
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Connecticut (#459), Texas (#431), Arizona (#546)

Uniqueness score

48/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Paula in the most recent year of SSA data.

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