How Many People Are Named Paulita?
An estimated 521 people in the United States have the first name Paulita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Paulita peaked in popularity in 1927 with 26 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paulita 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 Paulita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
521
About 1 in 657,878 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1927
26 births
Total Registered
991
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paulita
Paulita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 991 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Paulita as a female name
Ranked #18,475 in 2015
5 female births in 2015
Peak: 1927 (26 births)
Paulita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paulita span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 166 babies were registered. Paulita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paulita by Decade
How has Paulita 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.
Paulita by State
Paulita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paulita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paulita
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paulita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paulita?
We estimate approximately 521 people named Paulita 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 657,878 Americans share this first name.
Is Paulita a common name?
Paulita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 991 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paulita most popular?
Paulita reached peak popularity in 1927, when 26 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paulita is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paulita a female name?
Paulita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paulita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paulita Smith, Paulita Johnson, Paulita 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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