How Many People Are Named Pauleen?
An estimated 60 people in the United States have the first name Pauleen. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Pauleen peaked in popularity in 1918 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pauleen as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pauleen paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Pauleen is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
60
About 1 in 5,712,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1918
11 births
Total Registered
142
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pauleen
Pauleen is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 142 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pauleen as a female name
Ranked #15,219 in 1996
5 female births in 1996
Peak: 1918 (11 births)
Pauleen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pauleen span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 31 babies were registered. Pauleen has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pauleen by Decade
How has Pauleen tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pauleen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pauleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pauleen
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pauleen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pauleen?
We estimate approximately 60 people named Pauleen are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,712,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Pauleen a common name?
Pauleen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 142 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pauleen most popular?
Pauleen reached peak popularity in 1918, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pauleen is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pauleen a female name?
Pauleen is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pauleen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pauleen Smith, Pauleen Johnson, Pauleen Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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