Over the past 110 years, 35 boys and 274 285 girls have been named Paula. The name Paula ranks 7748th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Paula in 1930. The peak of popularity of the name Paula came in the 1930s and 1950s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.