Paulette

Paulette: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “small, humble”
Origin: French
Say it: paw-LET · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

French feminine diminutive of Paul, from Latin Paulus meaning 'small' or 'humble'. It has also been used in English-speaking contexts.

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How popular is Paulette?

202448.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Paulette in 2024158

2024 rank#1,408 girls

Peak year1946

Total US babies since 188047,012

Paulette is steady now but far below its 1946 peak.

Names like Paulette

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Paulsmall, humble · Latin
Pablosmall or humble · Spanish
Paulasmall, humble · Latin
Paulinesmall · Latin
Paulosmall; humble · Portuguese
Charlottefree man · French
Eleanormeaning uncertain · French
Eloisehealthy; wide · French

Paulette questions

What does the name Paulette mean?

Paulette means "small, humble". It comes from French. French feminine diminutive of Paul, from Latin Paulus meaning 'small' or 'humble'. It has also been used in English-speaking contexts.

Is Paulette a boy or girl name?

Paulette is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Paulette?

158 US babies were named Paulette in 2024. Its peak year was 1946.

How do you pronounce Paulette?

Paulette is usually pronounced paw-LET.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.