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Paulette

Pronounced P AO0 L EH1 T (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1948
  • 118 years in use
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How popular is Paulette?

Paulette is a girls' name, and first appears in 1907. It has been given to 47,297 children — the 554th most common girls' name on record.

It peaked in 1948, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1948, when 2,579 children were given it.

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1948Girls: 2,579Boys: 7

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
P AO0 L EH1 T
Stress pattern:
01
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Paulette

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Paulette

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Paulette?
Paulette ranks 554th among girls' names in US records, with 47,297 births since 1907. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,349.
Is Paulette a unisex name?
No. Paulette is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Paulette most popular?
1948, when 2,579 children were given the name. It has been in use for 118 years and is still recorded as of 2024.