Girls' name · peaked in 2002
Paulina name popularity since 1925
19,431 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Paulina. Half of them were born in 2003 or earlier, so the typical Paulina is about 23 years old in 2026. Paulina peaked in 2002 as the #366 name for girls, and it ranked #784 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 19,431
- Named Paulina, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #784
- for girls in 2025 (346 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 19,426 girls · 5 boys
- Most popular in
- Arizona
- 4.07× its national share
Peak year is the year Paulina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Paulina births per year, 1925–2025
2002 was the biggest year for Paulina both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1986 and 1991, Paulina became 3.6× more common, from 1 in 16,200 baby girls to 1 in 4,520.
- Steepest fall: Between 2005 and 2010, its share of baby girls fell by 49%, from 1 in 2,340 to 1 in 4,560.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Paulina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Paulina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Paulina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 290 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 246 | 0 | #1,709 |
| 1940s | 179 | 0 | #2,218 |
| 1950s | 228 | 0 | #2,454 |
| 1960s | 326 | 0 | #1,942 |
| 1970s | 451 | 0 | #2,312 |
| 1980s | 1,110 | 0 | #1,920 |
| 1990s | 4,634 | 5 | #549 |
| 2000s | 6,562 | 0 | #399 |
| 2010s | 3,289 | 0 | #880 |
| 2020–25 | 2,111 | 0 | #784 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
47.5% of babies named Paulina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Paulina is most popular
The index compares Paulina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Paulina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 4.07× | 862 |
| California | 3.37× | 5,821 |
| Texas | 2.87× | 3,678 |
| Florida | 1.56× | 917 |
| Illinois | 1.24× | 987 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Paulina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Paulina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Paulina (2002).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data