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Paulina

Girl's name · #784 in the US (2025) · 2000s wave

Popularity over time

Paulina's best rank, #366, came in 2002; it has settled back to #784 today. Roughly 20,000 girls have been named Paulina since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 18 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#35 in Austria (2025) · #46 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #67 in Mexico (2024) · #90 in Poland (2025) · #162 in Slovenia (2025) · #230 in Ecuador (2025) · #254 in Switzerland (2025) · #782 in Sweden (2025) · #1,818 in Canada (2024).

Famous Paulinas

• Paulina Rubio — Mexican singer (born 1971)
• Paulina Chávez — American actress
• Paulina Porizkova — Czech-American model and actress
• Paulina Vega — Colombian beauty pageant titleholder
• Paulina Chiziane — Mozambican writer

In stories & tradition

• Paulina Febo — Brzydula (TV series)
• Paulina de la Mora — The House of Flowers (TV series)
• Paulina — Wintermärchen (German opera)

What Paulinas become

Among 670 notable people named Paulina:

Medical professionals appear 1.43× more often than among typical names — e.g. Paulina Luisi, Uruguayan doctor, teacher, politician, and feminist activist.

Similar names: Pauline · Dulce · Patience · Melina · Nataly · Giovanna

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