Paulin
Paulin is a French masculine given name and surname.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Paulin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Paulin is a French masculine given name and surname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Paulin
American parents first put Paulin on the record books as a baby boy name in 1993, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 10 Paulins were born — ranking #5,453 that year. Paulin last appeared in the published SSA data in 1994, with 10 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 15 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Paulin
Paulin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1993 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Paulin's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #5,453. Use the chart and map above to compare Paulin'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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