NameTides

Paulina

Paulina was the #783 girls' name in the US in 2025 (346 babies), and #3,705 in England & Wales and #1,429 in Canada.

Paulina as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Paulina as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Paulina as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#783 (346)#3,705 (6)———#1,429 (17)
2024#782 (361)#3,016 (8)———#1,833 (12)
2023#773 (364)#2,346 (11)———#1,369 (17)
2022#793 (356)#2,178 (12)———#1,635 (13)
2021#797 (355)#3,519 (6)———#1,454 (16)
2020#830 (329)#1,939 (14)#765 (3)—#628 (5)#1,490 (15)
2019#828 (328)#1,389 (22)——#502 (7)#1,533 (15)
2018#918 (292)#1,200 (28)#809 (3)—#629 (5)#1,567 (14)
2017#880 (311)#1,021 (35)#808 (3)#432 (3)#524 (7)#1,123 (22)
2016#773 (368)#1,278 (26)#798 (3)—#515 (7)#1,157 (22)
2015#880 (315)#1,168 (29)——#751 (4)#1,312 (18)
2014#956 (280)#963 (38)#681 (4)#365 (4)#536 (7)#1,229 (20)
2013#828 (323)#813 (47)#564 (5)—#587 (6)#1,364 (17)
2012#834 (321)#916 (40)—#383 (4)#435 (10)#1,248 (20)
2011#763 (361)#959 (37)#465 (7)#363 (4)#258 (20)#1,056 (24)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2002 at #365.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 4,700 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 4,700uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 42,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 8,800uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Paulina is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 4,500 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 4,300 to 1 in 4,800.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Paulina by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #915WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #748ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: #873MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,108PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #530CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #634CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #372AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #983TNNorth Carolina: #780NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,075GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #383TXFlorida: #502FL
Paulina (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PaulinaCanadaGirls#1,42917
PaulinaEngland & WalesGirls#3,7056
PaulinaIrelandGirls—too few
PaulinaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
PaulinaScotlandGirls—too few
PaulinaUSGirls#783346
PaulinaUSBoys—too few