NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Paula Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Paula: every year it appeared on the national list since 1917, with 913 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
913
Peak year
1958 #1529
Years on the list
77
10-year trend
+21.4%

In the 1950s · Most used in TX in {year}

Popularity history

1917–2023

YearBirthsRank
19948#6814
19958#6822
19985#10863
20008#7998
20025#12000
20046#10975
20058#8898
20075#13882
20085#14087
20096#12091
20159#8547
20175#13745
20205#13549
20226#11948
20236#11897

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1958

TX
6

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