How Many People Are Named Paulett?
An estimated 319 people in the United States have the first name Paulett. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 55 years old, and Paulett peaked in popularity in 1949 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paulett 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 Paulett paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
319
About 1 in 1,074,465 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
55
years old
Peak Year
1949
22 births
Total Registered
428
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paulett
Paulett is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 428 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Paulett as a female name
Ranked #10,858 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1949 (22 births)
Paulett: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paulett span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 121 babies were registered. Paulett has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paulett by Decade
How has Paulett 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.
Paulett by State
Paulett + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paulett as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Paulett: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paulett?
We estimate approximately 319 people named Paulett 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 1,074,465 Americans share this first name.
Is Paulett a common name?
Paulett is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 428 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paulett most popular?
Paulett reached peak popularity in 1949, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paulett is approximately 55 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paulett a female name?
Paulett is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paulett Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paulett Smith, Paulett Johnson, Paulett 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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