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Girl name French origin Christian tradition

Paulette

paw-LET · 8 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Small, French diminutive of Paule
Language
French
Culture
French;Latin
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
French · diminutive
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1410
2024 births158
Peak year1948
First appeared1907
Total US births46,947
1948 peak19071936196619952024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
PaulaPaulieLette
Alternate spellings
PaulettPawlett
In other languages
Paolina (Italian)Paulina (Spanish)

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Notable people named Paulette

Paulette Goddard (actress)
Paulette Carlson (singer)
Paulette Jiles (author)