Paulette is an established girls' name that peaked in 1948 and has since faded.
Paulette is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,536 for girl births in the United States (and #2,849 across all names), given to 138 babies — 169 including U.S. territories. Paulette first appears in 1907 and peaked in 1948 (2,579 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 138 | 169 | #1,536 | — |
| 2024 | 159 | 187 | #1,412 | — |
| 2023 | 135 | 165 | #1,576 | — |
| 2022 | 131 | 159 | #1,620 | — |
| 2021 | 127 | 156 | #1,649 | — |
| 2020 | 124 | 136 | #1,664 | — |
| 2019 | 131 | 147 | #1,625 | — |
| 2018 | 101 | 116 | #1,963 | — |
| 2017 | 70 | 87 | #2,537 | — |
| 2016 | 78 | 89 | #2,408 | — |
| 2015 | 96 | 109 | #2,054 | — |
| 2014 | 84 | 92 | #2,253 | — |
| 2013 | 95 | 111 | #2,048 | — |
| 2012 | 85 | 92 | #2,228 | — |
| 2011 | 130 | 136 | #1,650 | — |
| 2010 | 140 | 140 | #1,573 | — |
| 2009 | 45 | 45 | #3,606 | — |
| 2008 | 46 | 46 | #3,572 | — |
| 2007 | 61 | 66 | #2,961 | — |
| 2006 | 33 | 33 | #4,439 | — |
| 2005 | 35 | 35 | #4,095 | — |
| 2004 | 30 | 30 | #4,582 | — |
| 2003 | 41 | 46 | #3,509 | — |
| 2002 | 37 | 43 | #3,641 | — |
| 2001 | 31 | 38 | #4,086 | — |
| 2000 | 44 | 53 | #3,155 | — |
| 1999 | 32 | 44 | #3,775 | — |
| 1998 | 56 | 61 | #2,486 | — |
| 1997 | 66 | — | #2,128 | — |
| 1996 | 80 | — | #1,834 | — |
| 1995 | 61 | — | #2,211 | — |
| 1994 | 79 | — | #1,822 | — |
| 1993 | 94 | — | #1,620 | — |
| 1992 | 100 | — | #1,562 | — |
| 1991 | 112 | — | #1,435 | — |
| 1990 | 112 | — | #1,419 | — |
| 1989 | 153 | — | #1,098 | — |
| 1988 | 144 | — | #1,095 | — |
| 1987 | 88 | — | #1,481 | — |
| 1986 | 90 | — | #1,430 | — |
| 1985 | 109 | — | #1,255 | — |
| 1984 | 120 | — | #1,141 | — |
| 1983 | 99 | — | #1,262 | — |
| 1982 | 126 | — | #1,122 | — |
| 1981 | 142 | — | #1,021 | — |
| 1980 | 156 | — | #953 | — |
| 1979 | 158 | — | #937 | — |
| 1978 | 210 | — | #742 | — |
| 1977 | 190 | — | #790 | — |
| 1976 | 182 | — | #786 | — |
| 1975 | 252 | — | #627 | — |
| 1974 | 312 | — | #541 | — |
| 1973 | 385 | — | #473 | — |
| 1972 | 466 | — | #417 | — |
| 1971 | 680 | — | #357 | — |
| 1970 | 805 | — | #328 | — |
| 1969 | 638 | — | #366 | — |
| 1968 | 629 | — | #355 | — |
| 1967 | 701 | — | #331 | — |
| 1966 | 690 | — | #338 | — |
| 1965 | 707 | — | #343 | — |
| 1964 | 843 | — | #326 | #4,468 |
| 1963 | 858 | — | #321 | — |
| 1962 | 741 | — | #348 | — |
| 1961 | 774 | — | #338 | — |
| 1960 | 854 | — | #322 | — |
| 1959 | 956 | — | #294 | — |
| 1958 | 1,068 | — | #268 | — |
| 1957 | 1,092 | — | #263 | — |
| 1956 | 1,234 | — | #234 | — |
| 1955 | 1,304 | — | #225 | #3,784 |
| 1954 | 1,485 | — | #208 | — |
| 1953 | 1,770 | — | #178 | #3,350 |
| 1952 | 1,886 | — | #163 | — |
| 1951 | 2,155 | — | #148 | #3,285 |
| 1950 | 1,953 | — | #151 | — |
| 1949 | 2,553 | — | #125 | — |
| 1948 | 2,586 | — | #123 | #3,243 |
| 1947 | 2,341 | — | #134 | #3,289 |
| 1946 | 2,529 | — | #117 | #2,652 |
| 1945 | 1,575 | — | #148 | — |
| 1944 | 1,443 | — | #164 | #3,791 |
| 1943 | 1,447 | — | #166 | #3,163 |
| 1942 | 963 | — | #211 | — |
| 1941 | 282 | — | #413 | #3,880 |
| 1940 | 223 | — | #452 | — |
| 1939 | 100 | — | #679 | — |
| 1938 | 81 | — | #782 | — |
| 1937 | 68 | — | #840 | — |
| 1936 | 82 | — | #737 | — |
| 1935 | 55 | — | #944 | — |
| 1934 | 46 | — | #1,030 | — |
| 1933 | 54 | — | #931 | — |
| 1932 | 48 | — | #1,029 | — |
| 1931 | 33 | — | #1,275 | — |
| 1930 | 24 | — | #1,650 | — |
| 1929 | 27 | — | #1,516 | — |
| 1928 | 34 | — | #1,332 | — |
| 1927 | 37 | — | #1,326 | — |
| 1926 | 37 | — | #1,299 | — |
| 1925 | 30 | — | #1,530 | — |
| 1924 | 31 | — | #1,526 | — |
| 1923 | 30 | — | #1,513 | — |
| 1922 | 28 | — | #1,603 | — |
| 1921 | 33 | — | #1,431 | — |
| 1920 | 27 | — | #1,619 | — |
| 1919 | 14 | — | #2,479 | — |
| 1918 | 14 | — | #2,483 | — |
| 1917 | 13 | — | #2,520 | — |
| 1916 | 9 | — | #3,204 | — |
| 1915 | 7 | — | #3,712 | — |
| 1913 | 13 | — | #1,741 | — |
| 1910 | 6 | — | #2,348 | — |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #2,312 | — |