Pauline

Meaning: Small
Origin: Variant of Paulina (from Latin)

Girl's name · #2986 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Pauline belongs to an older America first — it reached #32 back in 1915 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2986. About 226,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Pauline is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Pauline ranks in other countries and regions.

#197 in Austria (2025) · #302 in France (2025) · #345 in Belgium (2025) · #651 in Sweden (2025) · #881 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,013 in Canada (2024).

Famous Paulines

Pauline Bonaparte — French princess
Pauline Viardot — French mezzo-soprano and composer
Pauline Collins — British actress (1940–2025)
Pauline Kael — American film critic (1919–2001)
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot — French bicycle racer (born 1992)

In stories & tradition

Pauline — Donkey Kong (video game)
Pauline Fowler — EastEnders (TV series)
Pauline Gaudin de Witschnau^fr — La Peau de chagrin (book)

What Paulines become

Among 1,354 notable people named Pauline:

Entertainers appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Pauline Collins, British actress (1940–2025).

Similar names: Paulina · Marguerite · Paulette · Evelynne · Vesper · Adelyne

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