Girls name
Paula
Paula is a girls' name given to 276,066 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1963 with 10,156 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 19th among girls names in Rhode Island in 1953.
Which states favor Paula
Paula by state
Top states by all-time births named Paula. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 23,947 | #433 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 22,857 | #670 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 19,672 | #1016 (2025) |
| 4 | Ohio | 15,048 | #1008 (2024) |
| 5 | Illinois | 14,500 | #990 (2025) |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 13,604 | #1208 (2024) |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 13,541 | #816 (2023) |
| 8 | Michigan | 11,382 | #1369 (2024) |
| 9 | Indiana | 8,190 | #1165 (2025) |
| 10 | Missouri | 7,655 | #1067 (2022) |
| 11 | Florida | 6,613 | #594 (2025) |
| 12 | North Carolina | 6,475 | #765 (2025) |
| 13 | Kentucky | 6,355 | #814 (2020) |
| 14 | New Jersey | 5,957 | #654 (2025) |
| 15 | Louisiana | 5,906 | #642 (2004) |
| 16 | Tennessee | 5,581 | #1144 (2024) |
| 17 | Georgia | 5,487 | #743 (2025) |
| 18 | Wisconsin | 5,464 | #804 (2020) |
| 19 | Oklahoma | 5,408 | #842 (2017) |
| 20 | Minnesota | 4,877 | #957 (2012) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).