Given name & surname
Paule
“small”·“a small or humble man”
In French use, Paule is a feminine form of Paul. Interpretations include “small” and “a small or humble man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Paule is a feminine form of Paul. Interpretations include “small” and “a small or humble man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Paule is a feminine form of Paul. An origin associated with Paul is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1952. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Paule through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18
- 0 boys · 18 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1973. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 503 as a first name in 2020; 1,063 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Paule’s family of names
In French usage, Paule has a diminutive in Pauline. Paule is a feminine form of Paul. In French usage, Paule has a conventional equivalent in the English form Paula.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Paule has relatives in 5 languages.
11 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 10
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Paulvariant · German
- Paulinediminutive · French
- Paulyvariant · German
- Paulivariant · German
- Paullelikely variant
- Pawelkavariant · German
- Paulsvariant · German
- Paulchenvariant · German
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Paule
- Paule ConstantFrench writer and literary criticborn 1944
- Paule DesjardinsFrench singer (1929-2007)
- Paule MinkFrench feminist and socialist revolutionary of Polish descent (1839-1901)
- Paule BaudouinFrench handball playerborn 1984
- Paule Marshallnovelist (1929–2019)
- Paule BaillargeonCanadian actor and film directorborn 1945
- Paule AndralFrench actress (1879-1956)
- Paule MauriceFrench composer (1910–1967)
- Paule Gobillardvisual artist (1867–1946)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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