How Many People Are Named Paullette?
An estimated 123 people in the United States have the first name Paullette. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Paullette peaked in popularity in 1949 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paullette 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 Paullette paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Paullette is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
123
About 1 in 2,786,621 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1949
15 births
Total Registered
182
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paullette
Paullette is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 182 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Paullette as a female name
Ranked #14,741 in 1991
5 female births in 1991
Peak: 1949 (15 births)
Paullette: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paullette span from the 1940s to the 1990s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 84 babies were registered. Paullette has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paullette by Decade
How has Paullette 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.
Paullette + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paullette as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paullette
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Paullette: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paullette?
We estimate approximately 123 people named Paullette 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 2,786,621 Americans share this first name.
Is Paullette a common name?
Paullette is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 182 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paullette most popular?
Paullette reached peak popularity in 1949, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paullette is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paullette a female name?
Paullette is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paullette Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paullette Smith, Paullette Johnson, Paullette 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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