Pauline

“Variant of Paulina — Small” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #2986 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Pauline belongs to an older America first — it reached #32 back in 1915 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2986. About 226,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,100 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 1,500 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 1,600 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Paulines

Pauline Bonaparte — French princess
Pauline Viardot — French mezzo-soprano and composer
Pauline Collins — British actress (1940–2025)
Pauline Kael — American film critic (1919-2001)
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot — French bicycle racer (born 1992)

In stories & tradition

Pauline — Donkey Kong · Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis
Pauline Fowler — EastEnders
Pauline Gaudin de Witschnau — La Peau de chagrin

What Paulines become

Among 1,354 notable people named Pauline:

Entertainers appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Pauline Collins, British actress (1940–2025).

Similar names: Paulina · Marguerite · Paulette · Evelynne · Vesper · Adelyne

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