Pauline
The French feminine of Paulinus, a Latin name formed from Paulus. Paulus began as a byname meaning small or humble, and the apostle Paul carried it.
Pauline in 2025
Pauline was given to 56 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,251st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 59,203 babies born.
The history of Pauline
Pauline reached its highest point in 1918, when 7,238 babies were given the name, ranking 58th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 56th, in 1910.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 227,179 babies have been named Pauline. Half of them were born before 1925, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Pauline by decade
| Decade | Babies named Pauline | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,594 | 143 |
| 1890s | 6,652 | 93 |
| 1900s | 13,339 | 62 |
| 1910s | 50,210 | 56 |
| 1920s | 64,301 | 64 |
| 1930s | 33,904 | 100 |
| 1940s | 21,999 | 192 |
| 1950s | 14,485 | 318 |
| 1960s | 8,958 | 502 |
| 1970s | 4,011 | 684 |
| 1980s | 2,486 | 1,080 |
| 1990s | 2,186 | 1,289 |
| 2000s | 1,097 | 2,275 |
| 2010s | 633 | 4,175 |
| 2020s | 324 | 4,870 |
Where Pauline is heading
Pauline has fallen 28% over the past decade, from 78 babies in 2015 to 56 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1918 peak — Pauline is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Pauline
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Pauline.