Paulina
Paulina is a female given name. It is a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the little. The Greek language. In Greek it means: Pavlina.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Polish
- Swedish
Meaning & Origin of Paulina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Paulina is a female given name. It is a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the little. The Greek language. In Greek it means: Pavlina.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Polish
- Swedish
- Lithuanian
- English
- Ancient Roman
- Slovak
The Story of Paulina
The earliest SSA record of Paulina as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 10 babies received it. 2002 was its biggest year on record, with 822 newborns named Paulina — #365 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 32% of all recorded Paulinas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #759 among baby girl names with 372 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 21K Paulinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Paulina
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Paulina. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Notable people named Paulina
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- Paulina , the name of several Roman women related to Emperor Hadrian
- Lollia Paulina (15–49), third wife of Emperor Caligula
- Caecilia Paulina (died 236), wife of Emperor Maximinus Thrax, posthumously deified as diva Paulina
- Aurelia Paulina, daughter of the Emperor Carus
- Aurelia Paulina , a Roman noblewoman from Anatolia
- Saint Paulina (1865–1942), of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus
- Paulina Ángel (born 2001), Colombian boxer
- Paulina Aulestia (born 1967), Ecuadorian mountaineer
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Names that sound like Paulina
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About the name Paulina
Paulina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 21K births in the dataset. Paulina's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #365. Use the chart and map above to compare Paulina'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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