Paulina
- #783 for girls in 2025, 346 births
- Last seen for boys in 1999 at #9,912
- Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2002 · 822 births
- Debut · girls
- 10 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 20,137since 1880
Paulina over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Paulina has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #783 | 346 | — | |
| 2024 | #782 | 361 | — | |
| 2023 | #773 | 364 | — | |
| 2022 | #793 | 356 | — | |
| 2021 | #797 | 355 | — | |
| 2020 | #830 | 329 | — | |
| 2019 | #828 | 328 | — | |
| 2018 | #918 | 292 | — | |
| 2017 | #880 | 311 | — | |
| 2016 | #773 | 368 | — | |
| 2015 | #880 | 315 | — | |
| 2014 | #956 | 280 | — | |
| 2013 | #828 | 323 | — | |
| 2012 | #834 | 321 | — | |
| 2011 | #763 | 361 | — | |
| 2010 | #722 | 390 | — | |
| 2009 | #636 | 469 | — | |
| 2008 | #580 | 531 | — | |
| 2007 | #493 | 657 | — | |
| 2006 | #503 | 607 | — | |
| 2005 | #397 | 791 | — | |
| 2004 | #414 | 738 | — | |
| 2003 | #417 | 725 | — | |
| 2002 | #365 | 822 | — | |
| 2001 | #428 | 648 | — | |
| 2000 | #477 | 574 | — | |
| 1999 | #453 | 589 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #532 | 475 | — | |
| 1997 | #483 | 519 | — | |
| 1996 | #512 | 464 | — | |
| 1995 | #549 | 428 | — | |
| 1994 | #554 | 437 | — | |
| 1993 | #520 | 470 | — | |
| 1992 | #549 | 428 | — | |
| 1991 | #563 | 415 | — | |
| 1990 | #568 | 409 | — | |
| 1989 | #684 | 295 | — | |
| 1988 | #957 | 174 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,098 | 138 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,272 | 106 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,906 | 58 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,459 | 79 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,700 | 64 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,684 | 67 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,549 | 77 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,014 | 52 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,020 | 50 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,862 | 53 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,832 | 55 | — | |
| 1976 | #2,174 | 39 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,278 | 36 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,820 | 48 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,805 | 47 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,680 | 26 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,828 | 48 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,804 | 49 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,897 | 43 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,024 | 35 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,272 | 28 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,827 | 39 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,914 | 36 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,412 | 26 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,364 | 26 | — | |
| 1962 | #2,113 | 31 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,893 | 37 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,369 | 25 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,339 | 24 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,862 | 17 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,028 | 29 | — | |
| 1956 | #2,622 | 19 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,411 | 21 | — | |
| 1954 | #2,295 | 22 | — | |
| 1953 | #2,301 | 21 | — | |
| 1952 | #2,074 | 24 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,968 | 25 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,871 | 26 | — | |
| 1949 | #2,134 | 21 | — | |
| 1948 | #2,255 | 19 | — | |
| 1947 | #2,637 | 15 | — | |
| 1946 | #2,094 | 20 | — | |
| 1945 | #2,149 | 16 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,511 | 13 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,751 | 24 | — | |
| 1942 | #2,214 | 16 | — | |
| 1941 | #2,668 | 11 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,591 | 24 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,881 | 18 | — | |
| 1938 | #2,021 | 16 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,101 | 15 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,801 | 18 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,663 | 21 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,518 | 24 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,606 | 22 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,147 | 39 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,148 | 39 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,289 | 34 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,015 | 51 | — | |
| 1928 | #902 | 66 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,108 | 47 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,079 | 48 | — | |
| 1925 | #841 | 78 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,258 | 40 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,267 | 38 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,285 | 37 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,374 | 34 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,312 | 35 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,481 | 28 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,277 | 35 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,402 | 28 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,445 | 26 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,190 | 33 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,199 | 26 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,601 | 14 | — | |
| 1912 | #1,297 | 17 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,241 | 14 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,421 | 11 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,290 | 11 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,261 | 11 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,951 | 5 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,238 | 10 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,486 | 7 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,137 | 10 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,320 | 8 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,231 | 10 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | — | |
| 1898 | #963 | 13 | — | |
| 1897 | #895 | 13 | — | |
| 1896 | #843 | 15 | — | |
| 1895 | #815 | 15 | — | |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | — | |
| 1893 | #901 | 11 | — | |
| 1892 | #861 | 12 | — | |
| 1891 | #750 | 13 | — | |
| 1890 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1889 | #1,147 | 6 | — | |
| 1888 | #837 | 10 | — | |
| 1887 | #661 | 12 | — | |
| 1886 | #897 | 7 | — | |
| 1885 | #1,047 | 5 | — | |
| 1884 | #614 | 12 | — | |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 | — | |
| 1882 | #634 | 9 | — | |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 | — | |
| 1880 | #547 | 10 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Paulina was already there! It came in at #547, and was given to 10 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1886, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Paulina is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Arizona#372 · 1 in 1,568
- Texas#383 · 1 in 1,824
- Florida#502 · 1 in 2,410
- California#530 · 1 in 2,608
- Colorado#634 · 1 in 2,916
Best ever in a state: #141 in New Mexico, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #372 | 18 | 1 in 1,568 |
| Texas | #383 | 88 | 1 in 1,824 |
| Florida | #502 | 36 | 1 in 2,410 |
| California | #530 | 62 | 1 in 2,608 |
| Colorado | #634 | 8 | 1 in 2,916 |
| Illinois | #748 | 12 | 1 in 3,694 |
| North Carolina | #780 | 12 | 1 in 3,874 |
| Massachusetts | #873 | 5 | 1 in 4,806 |
| Washington | #915 | 6 | 1 in 4,810 |
| Tennessee | #983 | 6 | 1 in 5,346 |
| Indiana | #1,032 | 5 | 1 in 5,582 |
| Georgia | #1,075 | 8 | 1 in 5,651 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,108 | 7 | 1 in 6,670 |
| Michigan | #1,210 | 5 | 1 in 7,146 |
| New York | #2,075 | 5 | 1 in 15,666 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 1 spot since 2024 (#782 → #783)
- 47 spots since 2020 (#830 → #783)
- Biggest jump: 417 spots in 1925
- Biggest drop: 433 spots in 1885
Rise & fade · girls
122 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2002 at #365 (822 births)
- Births halved by 2010, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 56 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1988–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,186
- Highest: 1 in 2,186 girls born in 2002 were named Paulina (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,645 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 32.6% of all girls named Paulina (6,562) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 86 | #547 (1880) | #776 |
| 1890s | 120 | #750 (1891) | #916 |
| 1900s | 89 | #1,137 (1903) | #1,359 |
| 1910s | 232 | #1,190 (1915) | #1,355 |
| 1920s | 474 | #841 (1925) | #1,144 |
| 1930s | 246 | #1,147 (1932) | #1,618 |
| 1940s | 179 | #1,591 (1940) | #2,200 |
| 1950s | 228 | #1,871 (1950) | #2,277 |
| 1960s | 326 | #1,827 (1966) | #2,109 |
| 1970s | 451 | #1,804 (1970) | #2,010 |
| 1980s | 1,110 | #684 (1989) | #1,432 |
| 1990s | 4,634 | #453 (1999) | #528 |
| 2000s | 6,562 | #365 (2002) | #471 |
| 2010s | 3,289 | #722 (2010) | #838 |
| 2020s | 2,111 | #773 (2023) | #793 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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