Paula
Girl5 letters
#718
in Ireland (2025)
#692 with spellings combined
4
babies in 2025
#15
best rank (1979)
5,462
babies since 1964
Down 27
10-year rank change
Paula through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #692 |
| 2024 | 4 | #714 |
| 2023 | 4 | #708 |
| 2022 | 4 | #730 |
| 2020 | 10 | #375 |
| 2019 | 9 | #419 |
| 2018 | 5 | #614 |
| 2017 | 7 | #524 |
| 2016 | 5 | #663 |
| 2015 | 5 | #665 |
| 2014 | 3 | #869 |
| 2013 | 9 | #464 |
| 2012 | 18 | #281 |
| 2011 | 7 | #554 |
| 2010 | 16 | #320 |
| 2009 | 14 | #331 |
| 2008 | 15 | #323 |
| 2007 | 6 | #549 |
| 2006 | 8 | #433 |
| 2005 | 14 | #263 |
| 2004 | 14 | #257 |
| 2003 | 14 | #247 |
| 2002 | 10 | #312 |
| 2001 | 10 | #302 |
| 2000 | 9 | #303 |
| 1999 | 13 | #233 |
| 1998 | 9 | #270 |
| 1997 | 33 | #150 |
| 1996 | 33 | #150 |
| 1995 | 34 | #141 |
| 1994 | 45 | #116 |
| 1993 | 30 | #155 |
| 1992 | 61 | #97 |
| 1991 | 58 | #108 |
| 1990 | 65 | #100 |
| 1989 | 75 | #92 |
| 1988 | 72 | #95 |
| 1987 | 101 | #75 |
| 1986 | 100 | #77 |
| 1985 | 104 | #75 |
| 1984 | 99 | #81 |
| 1983 | 125 | #67 |
| 1982 | 161 | #57 |
| 1981 | 199 | #47 |
| 1980 | 300 | #34 |
| 1979 | 453 | #15 |
| 1978 | 240 | #40 |
| 1977 | 164 | #55 |
| 1976 | 147 | #59 |
| 1975 | 168 | #54 |
| 1974 | 176 | #50 |
| 1973 | 166 | #54 |
| 1972 | 215 | #40 |
| 1971 | 169 | #51 |
| 1970 | 188 | #42 |
| 1969 | 216 | #32 |
| 1968 | 206 | #32 |
| 1967 | 269 | #25 |
| 1966 | 218 | #34 |
| 1965 | 215 | #38 |
| 1964 | 311 | #20 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Paula yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Paula | 4 | 5,462 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #172 (1997); 84 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.