The baby name Paula appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1953 with 12,465 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Paula has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 82 |
| 1911 | 83 |
| 1912 | 195 |
| 1913 | 161 |
| 1914 | 172 |
| 1915 | 249 |
| 1916 | 323 |
| 1917 | 340 |
| 1918 | 297 |
| 1919 | 184 |
| 1920 | 305 |
| 1921 | 266 |
| 1922 | 282 |
| 1923 | 386 |
| 1924 | 433 |
| 1925 | 519 |
| 1926 | 582 |
| 1927 | 753 |
| 1928 | 819 |
| 1929 | 897 |
| 1930 | 872 |
| 1930 | 6 |
| 1931 | 733 |
| 1932 | 872 |
| 1933 | 777 |
| 1934 | 832 |
| 1935 | 1,091 |
| 1936 | 1,133 |
| 1937 | 1,344 |
| 1938 | 1,438 |
| 1939 | 1,531 |
| 1940 | 1,510 |
| 1941 | 1,707 |
| 1942 | 1,978 |
| 1943 | 4,101 |
| 1944 | 3,490 |
| 1945 | 4,033 |
| 1946 | 5,032 |
| 1947 | 6,962 |
| 1948 | 7,585 |
| 1949 | 7,494 |
| 1950 | 7,966 |
| 1951 | 9,487 |
| 1952 | 11,252 |
| 1953 | 12,465 |
| 1954 | 11,870 |
| 1955 | 11,483 |
| 1956 | 11,174 |
| 1957 | 10,688 |
| 1958 | 9,921 |
| 1958 | 12 |
| 1959 | 10,312 |
| 1960 | 10,447 |
| 1961 | 10,071 |
| 1962 | 9,310 |
| 1963 | 11,598 |
| 1964 | 11,293 |
| 1965 | 9,386 |
| 1966 | 9,271 |
| 1967 | 9,302 |
| 1968 | 9,270 |
| 1969 | 8,381 |
| 1970 | 7,525 |
| 1971 | 6,752 |
| 1972 | 5,272 |
| 1973 | 4,223 |
| 1974 | 3,667 |
| 1975 | 3,176 |
| 1976 | 2,615 |
| 1977 | 2,574 |
| 1978 | 2,202 |
| 1979 | 2,016 |
| 1980 | 1,880 |
| 1981 | 1,635 |
| 1982 | 1,441 |
| 1983 | 1,222 |
| 1984 | 1,173 |
| 1985 | 1,121 |
| 1986 | 1,010 |
| 1987 | 1,041 |
| 1988 | 966 |
| 1989 | 941 |
| 1990 | 844 |
| 1991 | 919 |
| 1992 | 640 |
| 1993 | 587 |
| 1994 | 580 |
| 1995 | 466 |
| 1996 | 537 |
| 1997 | 472 |
| 1998 | 444 |
| 1999 | 330 |
| 2000 | 317 |
| 2001 | 268 |
| 2002 | 267 |
| 2003 | 244 |
| 2004 | 443 |
| 2005 | 434 |
| 2006 | 380 |
| 2007 | 407 |
| 2008 | 385 |
| 2009 | 221 |
| 2010 | 248 |
| 2011 | 285 |
| 2012 | 318 |
| 2013 | 167 |
| 2014 | 158 |
| 2015 | 251 |
| 2016 | 296 |
| 2017 | 279 |
| 2018 | 225 |
| 2019 | 321 |
| 2020 | 256 |
| 2021 | 291 |
| 2022 | 341 |
| 2023 | 354 |
| 2024 | 352 |