The first name Paulette
A girl’s name from French.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
Borrowed in the twentieth century from French Paulette, a diminutive feminine form of Paul.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Paulette last appeared in the official list in 2000, given to 3 girls. It peaked in 1998, with 3 births (#3,848).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Paulette with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Paulette at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 138 girls born in the United States were named Paulette, the 1,536th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1948, when 2,579 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Paulette in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Paulette in French and Spanish too.
Famous people named Paulette
16 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Paulette GoddardAmerican actress (1910–1990)
- Paulette DubostFrench actress, 1910–2011
- Paulette CooperAmerican journalist and writer, born 1942
- Paulette Marcelline AdjoviBeninese politician, born 1955
- Paulette JordanAmerican politician from Idaho, born 1979
- Paulette LibermannFrench mathematician (1919-2007)
- Paulette DuvalArgentine actress (1889-1951)
- Paulette ChristianArgentinian actor, 1927–1967
- Paulette BourgeoisCanadian writer, born 1951
- Paulette JilesCanadian writer, 1943–2025
- Paulette McDonaghAustralian film director (1901–1978)
- Emmanuelle RivaFrench actress (1927-2017)
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Paulette mean?
- Borrowed in the twentieth century from French Paulette, a diminutive feminine form of Paul.
- What is the origin of the name Paulette?
- Borrowed in the twentieth century from French Paulette, a diminutive feminine form of Paul.
- How popular is the name Paulette?
- In 2000, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Paulette, ranking 3,912th. Its peak was 1998, with 3 births.
- Is Paulette a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 47,152 US babies named Paulette since 1880 were girls.
- When was Paulette most popular?
- 1948 in the United States, when 2,579 babies were named Paulette, its highest rank at 123rd.