Pauline
#2,957 for girls in 2025, 56 births · Last seen for boys in 1964 at #3,282
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1915 · 6,334 births
- Debut · girls
- 144 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 51 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 226,404since 1880
Pauline over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #2,957 | 56 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,459 | 45 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,730 | 63 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,894 | 58 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,250 | 49 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,015 | 53 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,172 | 50 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,744 | 62 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,816 | 60 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,739 | 63 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,351 | 78 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,582 | 68 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,706 | 64 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,679 | 66 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,614 | 68 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,075 | 54 | — | |
| 2009 | #3,047 | 56 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,690 | 68 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,117 | 95 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,186 | 88 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,731 | 114 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,811 | 105 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,348 | 150 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,338 | 145 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,458 | 129 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,301 | 147 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,258 | 147 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,195 | 155 | — | |
| 1997 | #971 | 201 | — | |
| 1996 | #985 | 192 | — | |
| 1995 | #893 | 212 | — | |
| 1994 | #866 | 226 | — | |
| 1993 | #786 | 260 | — | |
| 1992 | #885 | 223 | — | |
| 1991 | #714 | 295 | — | |
| 1990 | #754 | 275 | — | |
| 1989 | #738 | 266 | — | |
| 1988 | #819 | 222 | — | |
| 1987 | #822 | 212 | — | |
| 1986 | #776 | 219 | — | |
| 1985 | #723 | 238 | — | |
| 1984 | #715 | 231 | — | |
| 1983 | #674 | 254 | — | |
| 1982 | #684 | 256 | — | |
| 1981 | #610 | 298 | — | |
| 1980 | #628 | 290 | — | |
| 1979 | #638 | 273 | — | |
| 1978 | #555 | 314 | — | |
| 1977 | #590 | 292 | — | |
| 1976 | #536 | 326 | — | |
| 1975 | #519 | 340 | — | |
| 1974 | #465 | 387 | — | |
| 1973 | #441 | 432 | — | |
| 1972 | #416 | 466 | — | |
| 1971 | #396 | 548 | — | |
| 1970 | #377 | 633 | — | |
| 1969 | #358 | 647 | — | |
| 1968 | #333 | 692 | — | |
| 1967 | #332 | 695 | — | |
| 1966 | #316 | 795 | — | |
| 1965 | #306 | 873 | — | |
| 1964 | #287 | 1,024 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #284 | 1,030 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #304 | 929 | — | |
| 1961 | #267 | 1,141 | — | |
| 1960 | #268 | 1,113 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #249 | 1,217 | — | |
| 1958 | #248 | 1,209 | — | |
| 1957 | #229 | 1,343 | #3,257 | 7 |
| 1956 | #221 | 1,369 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #220 | 1,351 | — | |
| 1954 | #210 | 1,423 | #2,942 | 8 |
| 1953 | #198 | 1,570 | #3,798 | 5 |
| 1952 | #186 | 1,595 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #180 | 1,621 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #163 | 1,739 | #2,770 | 8 |
| 1949 | #156 | 1,917 | — | |
| 1948 | #145 | 1,965 | #2,027 | 14 |
| 1947 | #137 | 2,178 | #2,671 | 9 |
| 1946 | #133 | 2,055 | #3,525 | 5 |
| 1945 | #125 | 1,975 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #124 | 2,128 | #2,309 | 10 |
| 1943 | #112 | 2,459 | #2,405 | 10 |
| 1942 | #112 | 2,474 | #2,712 | 8 |
| 1941 | #109 | 2,352 | #2,491 | 9 |
| 1940 | #104 | 2,409 | #1,894 | 14 |
| 1939 | #105 | 2,414 | #1,359 | 24 |
| 1938 | #97 | 2,666 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1937 | #87 | 2,818 | #1,481 | 21 |
| 1936 | #82 | 2,981 | #1,271 | 27 |
| 1935 | #80 | 3,076 | #1,538 | 20 |
| 1934 | #71 | 3,445 | #1,386 | 24 |
| 1933 | #64 | 3,542 | #1,586 | 19 |
| 1932 | #59 | 3,901 | #1,548 | 21 |
| 1931 | #56 | 4,192 | #1,489 | 22 |
| 1930 | #52 | 4,655 | #1,399 | 27 |
| 1929 | #50 | 5,026 | #1,443 | 25 |
| 1928 | #48 | 5,391 | #1,211 | 35 |
| 1927 | #42 | 6,011 | #1,267 | 33 |
| 1926 | #39 | 6,357 | #1,296 | 31 |
| 1925 | #38 | 6,728 | #1,679 | 21 |
| 1924 | #38 | 6,722 | #2,822 | 10 |
| 1923 | #37 | 6,707 | #1,816 | 19 |
| 1922 | #36 | 6,811 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #37 | 7,142 | #1,829 | 19 |
| 1920 | #36 | 7,180 | #1,747 | 20 |
| 1919 | #36 | 6,973 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1918 | #35 | 7,222 | #1,998 | 16 |
| 1917 | #33 | 6,896 | #1,528 | 22 |
| 1916 | #33 | 6,655 | #1,415 | 24 |
| 1915 | #32 | 6,334 | #2,310 | 11 |
| 1914 | #34 | 4,698 | #2,457 | 8 |
| 1913 | #35 | 3,636 | #1,803 | 10 |
| 1912 | #38 | 3,163 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | #38 | 2,345 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | #42 | 2,153 | #859 | 13 |
| 1909 | #47 | 1,896 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #51 | 1,702 | #1,373 | 5 |
| 1907 | #52 | 1,591 | — | |
| 1906 | #53 | 1,428 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #54 | 1,381 | #836 | 9 |
| 1904 | #56 | 1,243 | — | |
| 1903 | #61 | 1,042 | — | |
| 1902 | #69 | 985 | — | |
| 1901 | #64 | 938 | — | |
| 1900 | #71 | 1,104 | — | |
| 1899 | #72 | 811 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #70 | 900 | — | |
| 1897 | #72 | 777 | — | |
| 1896 | #75 | 756 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #76 | 734 | — | |
| 1894 | #80 | 656 | — | |
| 1893 | #86 | 545 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #92 | 526 | — | |
| 1891 | #93 | 455 | — | |
| 1890 | #90 | 475 | — | |
| 1889 | #94 | 415 | — | |
| 1888 | #98 | 393 | — | |
| 1887 | #104 | 314 | — | |
| 1886 | #111 | 276 | — | |
| 1885 | #109 | 254 | — | |
| 1884 | #114 | 230 | — | |
| 1883 | #113 | 198 | — | |
| 1882 | #108 | 204 | — | |
| 1881 | #110 | 166 | — | |
| 1880 | #115 | 144 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Pauline was already there! It came in at #115, and was given to 144 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2016–2025, when fewer than 64 girls a year got the name.
Where Pauline is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Hampshire#9 · 1 in 49
- Vermont#16 · 1 in 67
- Rhode Island#18 · 1 in 80
- Maine#21 · 1 in 84
- Massachusetts#35 · 1 in 127
Best ever in a state: #4 in New Hampshire, 1931.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | #9 | 63 | 1 in 49 |
| Vermont | #16 | 35 | 1 in 67 |
| Rhode Island | #18 | 54 | 1 in 80 |
| Maine | #21 | 74 | 1 in 84 |
| Massachusetts | #35 | 221 | 1 in 127 |
| Delaware | #38 | 12 | 1 in 126 |
| New Mexico | #48 | 28 | 1 in 198 |
| Hawaii | #52 | 19 | 1 in 159 |
| Kentucky | #59 | 107 | 1 in 264 |
| District of Columbia | #61 | 21 | 1 in 238 |
| Idaho | #74 | 15 | 1 in 278 |
| Colorado | #76 | 31 | 1 in 287 |
| Maryland | #78 | 39 | 1 in 319 |
| West Virginia | #83 | 53 | 1 in 359 |
| North Carolina | #86 | 105 | 1 in 352 |
| Iowa | #89 | 44 | 1 in 430 |
| Georgia | #91 | 87 | 1 in 354 |
| Virginia | #91 | 65 | 1 in 367 |
| Michigan | #92 | 104 | 1 in 407 |
| Arizona | #93 | 14 | 1 in 335 |
| California | #94 | 104 | 1 in 428 |
| Kansas | #94 | 30 | 1 in 410 |
| Mississippi | #94 | 61 | 1 in 370 |
| Arkansas | #96 | 47 | 1 in 398 |
| Pennsylvania | #96 | 174 | 1 in 427 |
| New Jersey | #97 | 52 | 1 in 475 |
| Ohio | #97 | 112 | 1 in 456 |
| Oklahoma | #98 | 45 | 1 in 452 |
| Tennessee | #99 | 60 | 1 in 452 |
| Texas | #100 | 127 | 1 in 454 |
| North Dakota | #102 | 13 | 1 in 405 |
| Wisconsin | #102 | 43 | 1 in 555 |
| Connecticut | #106 | 20 | 1 in 493 |
| Utah | #107 | 11 | 1 in 435 |
| Indiana | #109 | 42 | 1 in 621 |
| New York | #110 | 163 | 1 in 525 |
| Florida | #114 | 29 | 1 in 468 |
| South Dakota | #117 | 9 | 1 in 510 |
| South Carolina | #118 | 43 | 1 in 477 |
| Illinois | #119 | 89 | 1 in 620 |
| Missouri | #122 | 44 | 1 in 610 |
| Minnesota | #123 | 30 | 1 in 700 |
| Alabama | #126 | 56 | 1 in 524 |
| Montana | #137 | 7 | 1 in 558 |
| Nebraska | #152 | 10 | 1 in 903 |
| Washington | #161 | 13 | 1 in 842 |
| Louisiana | #171 | 33 | 1 in 673 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Pauline
- 502 spots since 2024 (#3,459 → #2,957)
- 58 spots since 2020 (#3,015 → #2,957)
- 606 spots since 2015 (#2,351 → #2,957)
- Biggest jump: 99 spots in 1993 (#885 → #786)
- Biggest drop: 224 spots in 1998 (#971 → #1,195)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1915 at #32 (6,334 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 20 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 51 yrs · run 1888–1938
- Top 1,000: 118 yrs · run 1880–1997
- Highest: 1 in 155 girls born in 1915 were named Pauline (0.64%)
- Latest: 1 in 28,701 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 28.3% of all girls named Pauline (64,075) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,594 | #94 (1889) | #108 |
| 1890s | 6,635 | #70 (1898) | #81 |
| 1900s | 13,310 | #47 (1909) | #58 |
| 1910s | 50,075 | #32 (1915) | #36 |
| 1920s | 64,075 | #36 (1920) | #40 |
| 1930s | 33,690 | #52 (1930) | #75 |
| 1940s | 21,912 | #104 (1940) | #126 |
| 1950s | 14,437 | #163 (1950) | #210 |
| 1960s | 8,939 | #267 (1961) | #306 |
| 1970s | 4,011 | #377 (1970) | #493 |
| 1980s | 2,486 | #610 (1981) | #719 |
| 1990s | 2,186 | #714 (1991) | #931 |
| 2000s | 1,097 | #1,301 (2000) | #1,903 |
| 2010s | 633 | #2,351 (2015) | #2,748 |
| 2020s | 324 | #2,730 (2023) | #3,051 |
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.
Pauline in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 414 of them was named Pauline, which outranked 98.1% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 123,239 of them was named Pauline, which outranked 38.6% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,326Wilferd10
- #2,326Wymon10
- #2,326Zollie10
- #2,479Pauline9
- #2,479Addie9
- #2,479Adelaido9
- #2,479Adelard9
- #2,646Abbott8
- #2,646Addis8
- #2,646Adron8
Tied with 166 names at #2,479; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.