Paulie
Paulie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Paulie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Paulie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Paulie
As a girl name
Paulie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1951, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1951: 6 births, good for #4,833 nationwide. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1959 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 11 Paulies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Paulie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1920, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1927: 11 births, good for #2,523 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 37% of all recorded Paulies. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 60 Paulies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Paulie
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Names that sound like Paulie
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About the name Paulie
Paulie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 60 births in the dataset. Paulie's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #2,523. Use the chart and map above to compare Paulie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.