Paulette

Girl name

Paulette has been given to 47,152 babies in the U.S. since 1907. It peaked in 1948.

Meaning & origin

Borrowed in the twentieth century from French Paulette, a diminutive feminine form of Paul.

Origin: French

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

47,152

Peak year

1948 (2,586 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1907

10-year trend

▲ +44%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Famous people named Paulette

Paulette Goddard

American actress (1910–1990)

Emmanuelle Riva

French actress (1927-2017)

Paulette Dubost

French actress

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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