Paula

Paula

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: German

Meaning

Paula is a common female given name. It is used in German, English, Estonian, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Croatian and Greek languages. In Greek it is Polina.

From Wikipedia

Paula first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 50 babies (rank #790 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Paula

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Paula yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

700

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	45	#557
1997	37	#667
1998	36	#677
1999	24	#920
2000	18	#1,124
2001	32	#776
2002	20	#1,096
2003	25	#992
2004	23	#1,063
2005	29	#947
2006	29	#998
2007	44	#761
2008	29	#1,055
2009	33	#997
2010	24	#1,324
2011	42	#873
2012	40	#928
2013	39	#954
2014	50	#790
2015	39	#937
2016	42	#894

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#557

1997

#667

1998

#677

1999

#920

2000

#1,124

2001

#776

2002

#1,096

2003

#992

2004

#1,063

2005

#947

2006

#998

2007

#761

2008

#1,055

2009

#997

2010

#1,324

2011

#873

2012

#928

2013

#954

2014

#790

2015

#937

2016

#894

Meaning

Numerology of Paula

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Paula

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with P

Year-by-Year Detail