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Girl's name · #855 in the US (2025) · Retro
Paula reached its best rank, #38, in 1954 and ranked #855 in 2025. About 281,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 22 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#12 in Spain (2024) · #24 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #42 in Austria (2025) · #49 in Ecuador (2025) · #94 in Switzerland (2025) · #121 in Mexico (2024) · #247 in Poland (2025) · #318 in Belgium (2025) · #344 in France (2025) · #522 in Norway (2025) · #651 in Sweden (2025) · #845 in Ireland (2025) and 2 more.
Among 2,347 notable people named Paula:
Entertainers appear 1.52× more often than among typical names — e.g. Paula Abdul, American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality.
Similar names: Paulette · Renee · Paulina · Carla · Belinda · Sheila
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