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Girl name

Paulena

100% girls · last recorded 1998

Paulena has been given to about 126 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1991, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 84
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Paulena per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1991 · 12
  • Born in 20250
  • All time126

How popular is Paulena?

Its best year was 1991, when 12 babies were given the name, ranking 7281st. The typical living American called Paulena is about 35 years old today.

Names that sound like Paulena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Paulina0.85
  2. Alena0.75
  3. Marlena0.75
  4. Salena0.75
  5. Malena0.75
  6. Aleena0.72
  7. Paula0.69
  8. Athena0.64

Middle names for Paulena

Ranked by flow score
  1. Paulena Rose0.85
  2. Paulena Louise0.85
  3. Paulena June0.84
  4. Paulena Quinn0.84
  5. Paulena Nell0.84
  6. Paulena Wren0.83

Sibling names for Paulena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Shelbysister · 0.49
  2. Codybrother · 0.48
  3. Ravensister · 0.48
  4. Dariusbrother · 0.47
  5. Forrestbrother · 0.47
  6. Tayloreither · 0.46

Where Paulena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Paulena White0.80
    2. Paulena Reyes0.80
    3. Paulena Nguyen0.80
    4. Paulena Moore0.80
    5. Paulena Lee0.80
    6. Paulena Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Paulena

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.