How Many People Are Named Paulet?
An estimated 29 people in the United States have the first name Paulet. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Paulet peaked in popularity in 1948 with 12 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paulet 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 Paulet paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Paulet is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
- Paulet is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
29
About 1 in 11,819,115 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1948
12 births
Total Registered
47
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paulet
Paulet is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 47 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Paulet as a female name
Ranked #6,408 in 1963
6 female births in 1963
Peak: 1948 (12 births)
Paulet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paulet span from the 1940s to the 1960s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 24 babies were registered. Paulet has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paulet by Decade
How has Paulet 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.
Paulet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paulet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paulet
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paulet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paulet?
We estimate approximately 29 people named Paulet 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 11,819,115 Americans share this first name.
Is Paulet a common name?
Paulet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 46% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 47 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paulet most popular?
Paulet reached peak popularity in 1948, when 12 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paulet is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paulet a female name?
Paulet is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paulet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paulet Smith, Paulet Johnson, Paulet 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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