Is Paulita a boy or girl name?

Paulita is a girl’s name. Of the 991 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Paulita

Recorded 1888–2015 · United States

Paulita was most popular in 1927, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,903 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 991 people named Paulita.

Paulita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Paulita’s peak in 1927. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Paulita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Paulita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 991 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Paulita

Where Paulita is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 12.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org