How Many People Are Named Paulla?
An estimated 188 people in the United States have the first name Paulla. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 65 years old, and Paulla peaked in popularity in 1951 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paulla 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 Paulla paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 65, Paulla is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1971.
Estimated Living Americans
188
About 1 in 1,823,161 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
65
years old
Peak Year
1951
14 births
Total Registered
262
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paulla
Paulla is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 262 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Paulla as a female name
Ranked #12,653 in 1991
6 female births in 1991
Peak: 1951 (14 births)
Paulla: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paulla span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 89 babies were registered. Paulla has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paulla by Decade
How has Paulla 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.
Paulla + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paulla as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paulla
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paulla: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paulla?
We estimate approximately 188 people named Paulla 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 1,823,161 Americans share this first name.
Is Paulla a common name?
Paulla is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 73.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 262 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paulla most popular?
Paulla reached peak popularity in 1951, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paulla is approximately 65 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paulla a female name?
Paulla is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paulla Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paulla Smith, Paulla Johnson, Paulla 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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