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Girl name

Paulene

100% girls · last recorded 2007

Paulene has been given to about 1,416 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1920, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 719
Median age today74 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Paulene per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1920 · 40
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,416

How popular is Paulene?

Its best year was 1920, when 40 babies were given the name, ranking 1227th. The typical living American called Paulene is about 74 years old today.

Names that sound like Paulene

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Pauline0.85
  2. Paulette0.81
  3. Laurene0.79
  4. Darlene0.75
  5. Arlene0.75
  6. Marlene0.75
  7. Carlene0.75
  8. Jaylene0.75

Middle names for Paulene

Ranked by flow score
  1. Paulene Rose0.83
  2. Paulene Marie0.83
  3. Paulene Grace0.83
  4. Paulene Louise0.83
  5. Paulene Claire0.82
  6. Paulene Mae0.82

Sibling names for Paulene

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.79
  2. Elouisesister · 0.79
  3. Lenorasister · 0.79
  4. Otisbrother · 0.77
  5. Louiebrother · 0.77
  6. Hughbrother · 0.76

Where Paulene is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Paulene White0.78
    2. Paulene Nguyen0.78
    3. Paulene Moore0.78
    4. Paulene Hill0.78
    5. Paulene Hall0.78
    6. Paulene Brown0.78

    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 Paulene

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. Scotland1974–2020

    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.