Paulino
Paulino is a surname and a masculine given name. It is a Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Paulinus, which was itself derived from the Roman family name Paulus meaning "small" or "humble" in Latin.
Meaning & Origin of Paulino
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Paulino is a surname and a masculine given name. It is a Spanish and Portuguese form of the Roman family name Paulinus, which was itself derived from the Roman family name Paulus meaning "small" or "humble" in Latin.
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The Story of Paulino
Paulino first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1914, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 37 Paulinos were born — ranking #2,178 that year. As of 2026, Paulino ranks #5,764 for baby boys with 16 births, holding steady (+0%). In total, more than 2K Paulinos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Paulino
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Clodoaldo Paulino de Lima (born 1978), Brazilian football player
- Luis Paulino Siles (born 1941), Costa Rican football referee
- Paulino Alcántara (1896–1964), Spanish football player and manager
- Paulino Frydman (1905–1982), Polish chess master
- Paulino Martínez (born 1952), Spanish racing cyclist
- Paulino Martínez Soria (born 1973), Spanish football player
- Paulino Masip (1899–1963), Spanish playwright, screenwriter and novelist
- Paulino Monsalve (born 1958), Spanish field hockey player
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Names that sound like Paulino
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About the name Paulino
Paulino is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Paulino's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #1,522. Use the chart and map above to compare Paulino'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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