NameTides

Pauline

Pauline was the #2,957 girls' name in the US in 2025 (56 babies), and #4,201 in England & Wales and #935 in Canada.

Pauline as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Pauline as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Pauline as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#2,957 (56)#4,201 (5)——#935 (29)—
2024#3,459 (45)#4,844 (4)——#993 (27)—
2023#2,730 (63)———#1,254 (19)—
2022#2,894 (58)———#1,313 (18)—
2021#3,250 (49)#4,634 (4)——#1,229 (20)—
2020#3,015 (53)#3,117 (7)——#1,359 (17)—
2019#3,172 (50)#3,541 (6)——#1,104 (23)—
2018#2,744 (62)#3,178 (7)—#896 (3)#1,376 (17)—
2017#2,816 (60)#4,763 (4)——#1,049 (24)—
2016#2,739 (63)#3,214 (7)—#868 (3)#1,533 (15)—
2015#2,351 (78)#4,103 (5)——#1,499 (15)—
2014#2,582 (68)#2,862 (8)——#1,187 (21)—
2013#2,706 (64)#2,887 (8)——#1,432 (16)—
2012#2,679 (66)#2,969 (8)——#1,531 (15)—
2011#2,614 (68)#4,764 (4)—#695 (5)#1,198 (20)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1915 at #32.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 29,000 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 29,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 50,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 5,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Pauline is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 29,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 22,000 to 1 in 40,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Pauline by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,405ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,093CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: 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: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth 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: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Pauline (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Quebec2025#28619

Pauline (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PaulineCanadaGirls#93529
PaulineEngland & WalesGirls#4,2015
PaulineIrelandGirls—too few
PaulineNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
PaulineNSWGirls—too few
PaulineScotlandGirls—too few
PaulineUSGirls#2,95756
PaulineUSBoys—too few