Fun Facts About the Name Paulett
- 443 babies named Paulett: U.S. records list 443 babies given the name Paulett from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Paulett Mean?
Paulett is a feminine name built on Paul, which derives from the Latin Paulus, meaning "small" or "humble." In French, the feminine form of Paul is Paule, and the diminutive suffix -ette was added to produce Paulette, literally "little Paule." Paulett is a variant of that French name with the final -e dropped, a spelling found in English-speaking use.
Latin Paulus began as a Roman family name, or cognomen, and its literal sense is "small." The customary English rendering, "small" or "humble," comes from that literal Latin meaning rather than from a separate root, and the affectionate force of the French -ette ending is a matter of form, not a second meaning.
Paulett Name History & Origins
The name took shape in France as a diminutive of Paule, the French feminine form of Paul. The -ette ending was a common French way of forming feminine diminutives and terms of endearment, as in Annette, Colette, and Henriette, so Paulette meant "little Paule" from the start. From French it passed into English-speaking countries, where the spelling was sometimes simplified to Paulett by dropping the final e.
The underlying male name goes back through Latin Paulus and Greek Paulos to the New Testament, where Paul of Tarsus, the apostle, bears it. His prominence helped spread the name Paul through Christian Europe, and feminine forms grew out of it; the Latin feminine Paula was borne by a fourth-century Roman widow, Saint Paula, associated with Saint Jerome. Paulette and its variants became established as given names in France and then in the English-speaking world, where the French-born American actress Paulette Goddard (1910 - 1990) is a well-known bearer of the standard spelling.
How Popular is the Name Paulett?
Paulett has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1949. Its best rank was #2,116 in 1949.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,406 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #10,858 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #9,453 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #13,119 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #17,538 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #18,557 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #16,057 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #16,381 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #10,989 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2010 | #16,459 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #14,579 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #11,407 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #10,773 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #4,714 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1971 | #4,075 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1970 | #4,419 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #5,340 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #7,859 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #5,887 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #5,665 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #5,656 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #3,072 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1963 | #5,736 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #5,705 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #5,182 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,475 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #3,690 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1957 | #4,806 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1956 | #5,787 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #2,810 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1954 | #2,864 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1953 | #2,787 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1952 | #2,767 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1951 | #2,549 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1950 | #3,015 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1949 | #2,116 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1948 | #2,239 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1947 | #2,866 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1946 | #2,463 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1945 | #4,422 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1944 | #3,315 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #5,196 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #4,511 | 6 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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