as a First Name
(French) form of the Latin name Paulina (feminine of Paulinus, a derivative of the family name Paulus ‘small’) that has long been in use also in the English-speaking world.
| 390th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 145,871
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 197,953
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- New Hampshire
- has the most people named Pauline per capita
- 1910
- marked the height of its popularity
99.99%
0.01%
78%
55+
55+
18%
30-54
30-54
3%
13-29
13-29
2%
0-12
0-12
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