Paula
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Paula is the feminine of Paul, from Latin for “small,” with relatives like Paulina, Pauline and Paola. Paula was in the top hundred from the 1950s to the early 1970s but has since dropped, while the Italian Paola has climbed. Singer Paula Abdul is a famous bearer, and Paula Trent is the zombie-dodging wife in Plan 9 from Outer Space.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Paula in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Paula against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Paula is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Paula in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 318 girls were named Paula, making it the #853 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 280,856 girls have been named Paula, with the most (10,156) in 1963. It is most common, relative to births, in Connecticut, Texas and Arizona.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Paula in other languages
- Paulina Catalan, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Polish, Spanish
- Paola Dutch, Italian, Spanish
- Pavla Czech, Slovenian
- Pabla Spanish
Paula name days
- February 10 Latvia
- March 22 Norway
- June 22 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Paula
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Paula, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Paula (Category 2) | 2010 | North Atlantic | 167 km/h |
| Cyclone Paula (Category 3) | 2001 | South Pacific | 194 km/h |
| Tropical storm Paula | 1973 | South Indian Ocean | 65 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Paula
There are 109 towns and villages with Paula in their name, in 16 countries.
🇧🇷 Brazil 50🇲🇽 Mexico 19🇨🇺 Cuba 11🇦🇷 Argentina 6🇨🇴 Colombia 4🇵🇪 Peru 4🇮🇳 India 3🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Santa Paula | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 30,546 | Map |
| Paula Cândido | Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 8,659 | Map |
| Paula Freitas | Paraná, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 5,666 | Map |
| Santa Paula | Piura, 🇵🇪 Peru | 548 | Map |
| Santa Paula | Michoacán, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 216 | Map |
| La Paula | Los Santos Province, 🇵🇦 Panama | 29 | Map |
| Paula Castillo Castillo | San Luis Potosí, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 13 | Map |
| Paula Morales | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 8 | Map |
| Santa Paula | Tamaulipas, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
| Santa Paula | Baja California, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Paula
There are 6 lakes and reservoirs with Paula in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 4🇵🇪 Peru 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Paula | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Paula | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Paula | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Paula | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Paula Cocha | Loreto, 🇵🇪 Peru | Map |
| Paula Lake | Northwest Territories, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Paula songs
10 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Paula in their title. The best known:
- Hey Paula – Paul & Paula (1962)
- Palabras para Paula – La Oreja de Van Gogh
- La Paula – Antoni Suñé i Font
- La Paula i la Carlota – Jaume Cristau i Brunet
- La cançó de la Paula – Paula Martí i Virgili
- Missa de São Francisco de Paula – Henrique Alves de Mesquita
- Paula gentil – Josep Maria Cervera i Berta
- Paula i Pere – Pere Morer i Moré
- Sopant amb la Paula – Aime Candille i Roquefort
- Trezena do Patriarca S. Francisco de Paula – José Maurício Nunes Garcia
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Paula
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Paula.
Paula Abdul
Paula Badosa Gibert
Paula Broadwell
Paula Creamer
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Fictional characters named Paula
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Paula as a pet name
FurryName has found 30 dogs named Paula in public pet registers, making it the #2,079 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Basel (6), Zurich (6), Victoria (1). Paula as a dog name →
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