Paolina
Paolina is a name with a single cultural origin: Italian.
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Paolina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Paolina is a name with a single cultural origin: Italian.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Paolina
The earliest SSA record of Paolina as a baby girl name dates back to 1920, when 5 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 15 newborns named Paolina — #7,391 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Paolinas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 175 Paolinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Paolina
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About the name Paolina
Paolina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 175 births in the dataset. Paolina's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #7,391. Use the chart and map above to compare Paolina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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