Paula
femaleStatistical recordWhat official birth registration shows about Paula: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.
No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.
Paula: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #15 in 1970, and it stood at #521 in 2025.
Falling
among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024
View as table
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 1996 | #549 |
| 1997 | #658 |
| 1998 | #672 |
| 1999 | #900 |
| 2000 | #1095 |
| 2001 | #765 |
| 2002 | #1066 |
| 2003 | #965 |
| 2004 | #1043 |
| 2005 | #931 |
| 2006 | #976 |
| 2007 | #755 |
| 2008 | #1034 |
| 2009 | #982 |
| 2010 | #1294 |
| 2011 | #858 |
| 2012 | #916 |
| 2013 | #944 |
| 2014 | #779 |
| 2015 | #923 |
| 2016 | #881 |
| 2017 | #836 |
| 2018 | #761 |
| 2019 | #897 |
| 2020 | #1200 |
| 2021 | #957 |
| 2022 | #1685 |
| 2023 | #2504 |
| 2024 | #1491 |
VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.
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What the data shows
FallingEngland and Wales · Girls
Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 80 of the 81 years from 1945 to 2025.
In 2025: #521 among girls in Norway, #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1984
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1954–1984).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #521 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Popularity data
Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #15 in Republic of Ireland in 1979.
| Year | Region | Category | Rank | Births registered | Confidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | England and Wales | female | #1491 | 21 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | England and Wales | female | #2504 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | England and Wales | female | #1685 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | England and Wales | female | #957 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | England and Wales | female | #1200 | 27 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | England and Wales | female | #897 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | England and Wales | female | #761 | 51 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | England and Wales | female | #836 | 46 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | England and Wales | female | #881 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | England and Wales | female | #923 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | England and Wales | female | #779 | 50 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | England and Wales | female | #944 | 39 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | England and Wales | female | #916 | 40 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | England and Wales | female | #858 | 42 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | England and Wales | female | #1294 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | England and Wales | female | #982 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | England and Wales | female | #1034 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | England and Wales | female | #755 | 44 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | England and Wales | female | #976 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | England and Wales | female | #931 | 29 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | England and Wales | female | #1043 | 23 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | England and Wales | female | #965 | 25 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | England and Wales | female | #1066 | 20 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | England and Wales | female | #765 | 32 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | England and Wales | female | #1095 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | England and Wales | female | #900 | 24 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | England and Wales | female | #672 | 36 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | England and Wales | female | #658 | 37 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | England and Wales | female | #549 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #98 | 78 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1975 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #69 | 105 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1974 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #88 | 91 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1973 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #73 | 110 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1972 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #72 | 129 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1971 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #62 | 159 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1970 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #83 | 106 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1969 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #81 | 111 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1968 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #65 | 134 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1967 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #93 | 85 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1966 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #84 | 93 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1965 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #99 | 75 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1964 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #85 | 95 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1963 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #81 | 97 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1955 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #96 | 72 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1954 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #100 | 70 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1953 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #100 | 67 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1952 | New South Wales, Australia | female | #92 | 76 | Insufficient | Not yet available |
| 1984 | New Zealand | female | #93 | 55 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | New Zealand | female | #85 | 56 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | New Zealand | female | #74 | 67 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | New Zealand | female | #75 | 68 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | New Zealand | female | #47 | 101 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | New Zealand | female | #58 | 89 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | New Zealand | female | #37 | 121 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | New Zealand | female | #27 | 161 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | New Zealand | female | #26 | 184 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | New Zealand | female | #30 | 186 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | New Zealand | female | #24 | 219 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | New Zealand | female | #23 | 220 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | New Zealand | female | #27 | 218 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | New Zealand | female | #15 | 289 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | New Zealand | female | #16 | 287 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | New Zealand | female | #24 | 236 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | New Zealand | female | #34 | 169 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | New Zealand | female | #45 | 151 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | New Zealand | female | #54 | 124 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | New Zealand | female | #61 | 122 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | New Zealand | female | #68 | 116 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | New Zealand | female | #92 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | New Zealand | female | #82 | 82 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | New Zealand | female | #98 | 69 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | New Zealand | female | #98 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | New Zealand | female | #84 | 73 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | New Zealand | female | #86 | 70 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Northern Ireland | female | #407 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Northern Ireland | female | #298 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Northern Ireland | female | #432 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Northern Ireland | female | #440 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Northern Ireland | female | #439 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Northern Ireland | female | #383 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Northern Ireland | female | #444 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Northern Ireland | female | #430 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Northern Ireland | female | #370 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Northern Ireland | female | #372 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Northern Ireland | female | #185 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Northern Ireland | female | #286 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Northern Ireland | female | #267 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Northern Ireland | female | #220 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Northern Ireland | female | #181 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Northern Ireland | female | #213 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Northern Ireland | female | #172 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Norway | female | #521 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Norway | female | #507 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Norway | female | #394 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Norway | female | #364 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2021 | Norway | female | #399 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Norway | female | #387 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Norway | female | #397 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Norway | female | #279 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Norway | female | #306 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Norway | female | #436 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Norway | female | #317 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Norway | female | #535 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Norway | female | #408 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Norway | female | #449 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Norway | female | #484 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Norway | female | #373 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Norway | female | #340 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Norway | female | #332 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Norway | female | #619 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Norway | female | #291 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Norway | female | #334 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Norway | female | #334 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Norway | female | #285 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Norway | female | #426 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Norway | female | #384 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Norway | female | #315 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Norway | female | #284 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Norway | female | #264 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Norway | female | #401 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Norway | female | #251 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Norway | female | #295 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Norway | female | #330 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Norway | female | #359 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Norway | female | #417 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Norway | female | #345 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Norway | female | #305 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Norway | female | #341 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Norway | female | #298 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Norway | female | #289 | 17 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Norway | female | #325 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Norway | female | #619 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Norway | female | #343 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Norway | female | #463 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Norway | female | #359 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Norway | female | #589 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Norway | female | #426 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Norway | female | #577 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Norway | female | #403 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Norway | female | #438 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Norway | female | #330 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Norway | female | #622 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Norway | female | #400 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Norway | female | #403 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Norway | female | #457 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Norway | female | #358 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Norway | female | #391 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Norway | female | #565 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Norway | female | #295 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Norway | female | #380 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Norway | female | #390 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Norway | female | #347 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1963 | Norway | female | #402 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1962 | Norway | female | #422 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1961 | Norway | female | #411 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1960 | Norway | female | #271 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1959 | Norway | female | #329 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1958 | Norway | female | #344 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 1957 | Norway | female | #354 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1956 | Norway | female | #249 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1955 | Norway | female | #318 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1954 | Norway | female | #406 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 1953 | Norway | female | #290 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 1952 | Norway | female | #262 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1951 | Norway | female | #268 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 1950 | Norway | female | #348 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 1949 | Norway | female | #214 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 1948 | Norway | female | #247 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1947 | Norway | female | #340 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 1946 | Norway | female | #268 | 12 | High | Verified |
| 1945 | Norway | female | #264 | 11 | High | Verified |
| 2025 | Republic of Ireland | female | #718 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2024 | Republic of Ireland | female | #736 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2023 | Republic of Ireland | female | #727 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2022 | Republic of Ireland | female | #747 | 4 | High | Verified |
| 2020 | Republic of Ireland | female | #375 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2019 | Republic of Ireland | female | #421 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2018 | Republic of Ireland | female | #629 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2017 | Republic of Ireland | female | #524 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2016 | Republic of Ireland | female | #661 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2015 | Republic of Ireland | female | #660 | 5 | High | Verified |
| 2014 | Republic of Ireland | female | #876 | 3 | High | Verified |
| 2013 | Republic of Ireland | female | #459 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 2012 | Republic of Ireland | female | #280 | 18 | High | Verified |
| 2011 | Republic of Ireland | female | #550 | 7 | High | Verified |
| 2010 | Republic of Ireland | female | #319 | 16 | High | Verified |
| 2009 | Republic of Ireland | female | #331 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2008 | Republic of Ireland | female | #323 | 15 | High | Verified |
| 2007 | Republic of Ireland | female | #549 | 6 | High | Verified |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland | female | #431 | 8 | High | Verified |
| 2005 | Republic of Ireland | female | #263 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2004 | Republic of Ireland | female | #257 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland | female | #247 | 14 | High | Verified |
| 2002 | Republic of Ireland | female | #312 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland | female | #302 | 10 | High | Verified |
| 2000 | Republic of Ireland | female | #303 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland | female | #233 | 13 | High | Verified |
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland | female | #270 | 9 | High | Verified |
| 1997 | Republic of Ireland | female | #150 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 1996 | Republic of Ireland | female | #150 | 33 | High | Verified |
| 1995 | Republic of Ireland | female | #141 | 34 | High | Verified |
| 1994 | Republic of Ireland | female | #116 | 45 | High | Verified |
| 1993 | Republic of Ireland | female | #155 | 30 | High | Verified |
| 1992 | Republic of Ireland | female | #97 | 61 | High | Verified |
| 1991 | Republic of Ireland | female | #108 | 58 | High | Verified |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | female | #100 | 65 | High | Verified |
| 1989 | Republic of Ireland | female | #92 | 75 | High | Verified |
| 1988 | Republic of Ireland | female | #95 | 72 | High | Verified |
| 1987 | Republic of Ireland | female | #75 | 101 | High | Verified |
| 1986 | Republic of Ireland | female | #77 | 100 | High | Verified |
| 1985 | Republic of Ireland | female | #75 | 104 | High | Verified |
| 1984 | Republic of Ireland | female | #81 | 99 | High | Verified |
| 1983 | Republic of Ireland | female | #67 | 125 | High | Verified |
| 1982 | Republic of Ireland | female | #57 | 161 | High | Verified |
| 1981 | Republic of Ireland | female | #47 | 199 | High | Verified |
| 1980 | Republic of Ireland | female | #34 | 300 | High | Verified |
| 1979 | Republic of Ireland | female | #15 | 453 | High | Verified |
| 1978 | Republic of Ireland | female | #40 | 240 | High | Verified |
| 1977 | Republic of Ireland | female | #55 | 164 | High | Verified |
| 1976 | Republic of Ireland | female | #59 | 147 | High | Verified |
| 1975 | Republic of Ireland | female | #54 | 168 | High | Verified |
| 1974 | Republic of Ireland | female | #50 | 176 | High | Verified |
| 1973 | Republic of Ireland | female | #54 | 166 | High | Verified |
| 1972 | Republic of Ireland | female | #40 | 215 | High | Verified |
| 1971 | Republic of Ireland | female | #51 | 169 | High | Verified |
| 1970 | Republic of Ireland | female | #42 | 188 | High | Verified |
| 1969 | Republic of Ireland | female | #32 | 216 | High | Verified |
| 1968 | Republic of Ireland | female | #32 | 206 | High | Verified |
| 1967 | Republic of Ireland | female | #25 | 269 | High | Verified |
| 1966 | Republic of Ireland | female | #34 | 218 | High | Verified |
| 1965 | Republic of Ireland | female | #38 | 215 | High | Verified |
| 1964 | Republic of Ireland | female | #20 | 311 | High | Verified |
- England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
- New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
- New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
- Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
- Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
- Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.
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Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #15 in Republic of Ireland in 1979. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.