Paula: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced PAW-luh · 2 syllables

Borrowed from Latin Paula, feminine form of Paulus (“Paul”).

How popular is Paula?

Paula was the #853 name in the US in 2025, given to 318 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1950.

Babies named Paula in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1950).

Half of US adults named Paula are older than 64; most are between 37 and 80. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Paula have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Paula is pronounced PAW-luh.

Paula was the #853 name in the US in 2025, given to 318 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1950.

Half of US adults named Paula are older than 64. Most are between 37 and 80.