girl's name

Paulla

  • Origin Latin
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 262

Paulla is a girl's name. In 1991 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Paulla is a name of Latin origin.
  • Peaked in 1951, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1942.

Paulla over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1991, not a full ten years.

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'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Paulla by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 59
1950s 89
1960s 77
1970s 26
1980s 5
1990s (to 1991) 6

How popular is Paulla?

In 1991, Paulla was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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 Paulla

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Paulla also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Paulla over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Paulla

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Paulla — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Paulla

How popular is the name Paulla?

In 1991, Paulla was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Paulla a girl's or a boy's name?

Paulla is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Paulla most popular?

Paulla peaked in 1951, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.