Paulette is a girl's name of German origin meaning “small.” In 2024 it was given to 158 girls in the United States.
Paulette belongs to the German and French tradition. Its meaning — “small” — is the sense carried by its German roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Paulette first appears in Social Security records in 1907. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #117 in 1946, and in 2024 158 babies received the name — 46,947 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Paulette means “small” in its German roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Paulette is a girl name. In 2024, 158 babies received the name in the US.
Paulette comes from the German and French tradition.
Paulette first appears in US records in 1907. Its best-ever ranking was #117 in 1946, and 158 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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