Paulette

/ paw-LET /
girlvintageclassicfrench

“small, humble” — French, Latin

—2024 rank
1948peak year
46,869babies named Paulette since 1880
▲ +21%5-year trend

Paulette popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 194818801920196020002024

What does Paulette mean?

French diminutive of Paul, from Latin paulus, 'small' or 'humble'. Crossed to America in the early twentieth century.

OriginFrench, Latin
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic

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Spellings & variants

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