girl's name
Paulett
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 443
Paulett is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1949, when 22 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 221,043 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1942.
Paulett over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 98 |
| 1950s | 121 |
| 1960s | 89 |
| 1970s | 50 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2010s | 38 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 42 |
How popular is Paulett?
In 2025, Paulett was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Paulett
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Paulett also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Paulett over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Paulett
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Paulett — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Paulett
How popular is the name Paulett?
In 2025, Paulett was given to 15 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Paulett a girl's or a boy's name?
Paulett is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Paulett most popular?
Paulett peaked in 1949, when 22 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Paulett a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Paulett currently ranks #7,454 in the United States. After peaking in the 1940s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.