# Pauline (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/pauline/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Latin |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /pɔˈlin/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 227,179 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 775 / 226,404 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 243, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From French Pauline, in turn from Latin Paulīna; in regular use since the 19th century. By surface analysis, Paul + -ine (feminine suffix).

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 68 | 2,633 |
| 2012 | 66 | 2,704 |
| 2013 | 64 | 2,719 |
| 2014 | 68 | 2,609 |
| 2015 | 78 | 2,371 |
| 2016 | 63 | 2,754 |
| 2017 | 60 | 2,830 |
| 2018 | 62 | 2,772 |
| 2019 | 50 | 3,211 |
| 2020 | 53 | 3,055 |
| 2021 | 49 | 3,287 |
| 2022 | 58 | 2,919 |
| 2023 | 63 | 2,752 |
| 2024 | 45 | 3,494 |
| 2025 | 56 | 2,986 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 10 | 2,431 |
| 1945 | 8 | 2,709 |
| 1946 | 5 | 3,892 |
| 1947 | 9 | 2,819 |
| 1948 | 14 | 2,094 |
| 1950 | 8 | 2,960 |
| 1951 | 6 | 3,625 |
| 1952 | 9 | 2,824 |
| 1953 | 5 | 4,210 |
| 1954 | 8 | 3,112 |
| 1956 | 5 | 4,329 |
| 1957 | 7 | 3,476 |
| 1960 | 6 | 3,953 |
| 1963 | 6 | 3,918 |
| 1964 | 7 | 3,522 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | 3,936 |
| 2010 | 9 | 2,589 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4,764 |
| 2012 | 8 | 2,969 |
| 2013 | 8 | 2,887 |
| 2014 | 8 | 2,862 |
| 2015 | 5 | 4,103 |
| 2016 | 7 | 3,214 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4,763 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3,178 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3,541 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3,117 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4,634 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,843 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4,201 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Павли́на, Поли́на
- Czech: Pavlína
- Danish: Pauline
- Finnish: Pauliina
- French: Pauline
- German: Pauline
- Greek: Παυλίνα, Πωλίνα
- Polish: Paulina
- Portuguese: Paulina, Pauline
- Russian: Поли́на, Павли́на
- Spanish: Paulina
- Swedish: Paulina
- Ukrainian: Павлі́на, Павли́на, Полі́на

## People named Pauline

- Pauline Bonaparte, French princess
- Pauline Kael, American film critic (1919-2001)
- Pauline Viardot, French mezzo-soprano and composer
- Pauline Collins, British actress (1940–2025)
- Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, French bicycle racer (born 1992)
- Pauline Parmentier, French tennis player
- Pauline Hanson, Australian politician (born 1954)
- Pauline Marois, 30th Premier of Quebec (2012–2014)
- Pauline Davis-Thompson, Bahamian sprinter
- Pauline Johnson, Canadian poet and performer (1861–1913)
- Pauline Frederick, American actress (1883–1938)
- Pauline Betz, American tennis player (1919–2011)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.