How Many People Are Named Paulette Goddard?

There are approximately 2 people named Paulette Goddard living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Paulette with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Goddard. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 171,377,169 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Paulette

Last Name

Goddard

Paulette: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Paulette. The peak year was 1948 with 2,586 births. The average person named Paulette today is 64 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Paulette

In the 2020 Census, the first name Paulette was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (59.96%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (29.86%) and Hispanic (5.95%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Paulette in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Paulette rose or fell over time.

White

59.96%

Black

29.86%

Hispanic

5.95%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1.19%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.86%

Two or More Races

2.19%

Ancestry of the Goddard Surname

The surname Goddard was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Goddard in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

82.77%

Black

7.89%

Hispanic

3.53%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.78%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.80%

Two or More Races

4.23%

How we calculated this

The first name "Paulette" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Goddard" appears at a rate of 4.94 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Paulette are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 2 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Paulette

Paulette Smith Paulette Johnson Paulette Williams Paulette Brown Paulette Jones Paulette Garcia Paulette Braxton

Other people with the surname Goddard

Michael Goddard James Goddard John Goddard David Goddard Robert Goddard William Goddard Mark Goddard

Paulette Goddard: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Paulette Goddard?

We estimate approximately 2 people named Paulette Goddard are alive in the United States today. The first name Paulette is shared by 31,587 Americans, and the surname Goddard is shared by 16,942.

How rare is the name Paulette Goddard?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 171,377,169 Americans. The first name Paulette is uncommon and the surname Goddard is uncommon.

Is Paulette a male or female name?

Paulette is predominantly female, with 0.1% of bearers being male and 99.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 1948 and the average bearer today is 64 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Paulette?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Paulette was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (59.96%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (29.86%) and Hispanic (5.95%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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