Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Paulett isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1942. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Paulett through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 443
- 0 boys · 443 girls
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,406 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,406 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 22 in 1949. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 457 as a first name in 2020; 110 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.
Paulett’s family of names
Paulett may belong to the same name family as PAULET. This is a tentative spelling connection.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Paulett, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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“between the mountains”
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