Is Paulette a boy or girl name?
Paulette is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 158 girls and 0 boys were named Paulette, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 47,012 US babies named Paulette were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,410
- Babies named Paulette since 1907
- 47,012
- Most popular year
- 1948
- 2,586 babies
Boys and girls named Paulette, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 76 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 314 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 591 | 100% |
| 1940s | 40 | 15,902 | 99.7% |
| 1950s | 20 | 14,883 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 5 | 7,430 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 0 | 3,640 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,227 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 792 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 403 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,010 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 674 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,410 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,574 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,620 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,647 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,674 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,623 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,962 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,537 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,407 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,054 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,251 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,047 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,227 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,650 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,572 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,606 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,571 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,959 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,439 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,095 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,581 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,509 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,641 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,086 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,155 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,775 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,485 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,128 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,834 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,211 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,822 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 94 | #1,619 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 100 | #1,562 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,435 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,419 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 153 | #1,098 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,095 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,481 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,430 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,255 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,141 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,262 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,122 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,020 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 156 | #953 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 158 | #938 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 210 | #742 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 190 | #790 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 182 | #786 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 252 | #627 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 312 | #541 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 385 | #473 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 466 | #417 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 680 | #357 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 805 | #328 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 638 | #366 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 629 | #355 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 701 | #331 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 690 | #338 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 707 | #343 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,468 | 838 | #326 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 858 | #321 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 741 | #348 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 774 | #338 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 854 | #322 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 956 | #294 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,067 | #268 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 1,093 | #263 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 1,234 | #234 |
| 1955 | 6 | #3,784 | 1,298 | #225 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,485 | #208 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,350 | 1,763 | #178 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,886 | #163 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,285 | 2,148 | #148 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,953 | #151 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 2,553 | #125 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,242 | 2,579 | #123 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,290 | 2,334 | #134 |
| 1946 | 9 | #2,652 | 2,520 | #117 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 1,575 | #148 |
| 1944 | 5 | #3,791 | 1,438 | #164 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,163 | 1,440 | #166 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 963 | #211 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,880 | 277 | #413 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 223 | #452 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 100 | #679 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 81 | #782 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 68 | #840 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 82 | #737 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 55 | #944 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,030 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 54 | #931 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,029 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,275 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,650 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,516 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,332 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,326 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,299 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,530 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,526 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,513 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,603 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,431 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,619 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,479 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,483 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,520 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,204 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,712 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,741 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 6 | #2,348 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,312 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Paulette reached #2,652 in 1946. As a girl name, it reached #117 in 1946. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1940s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Paulette
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.