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Paula

Female#200 most common in Croatia4,817 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Small, humble (feminine of Pavao)
Origin:
Latin

About the name Paula

The feminine form of Pavao (Paul), from Latin meaning 'small, humble'. A classic name used across Croatia and Europe.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
June 29 (sv. Petar i Pavao)

Popularity with newborns

  • Girls · 2018 · 102 births · #47 that year
Position on the annual list
Paula — Position on the annual list#41#42#43#45#46#4720172018

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

4,817 people in Croatia are called Paula, according to the 2021 census. That is #200 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Paula is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

ClassicSaint's nameReligiousInternationalModerately common

Notable people called Paula

  • Paula Modersohn-BeckerGerman Expressionist painter

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.