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Pauline

Pauline: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“small”
Origin
Latin
Say it
paw-LEEN · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Feminine form of Paul, from Latin Paulus 'small' or 'humble.' Pauline has long use in French and English.

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How popular is Pauline?

202413.5 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Pauline in 202445

2024 rank#3,441 girls

Peak year1909

Total US babies since 1880227,123

Pauline is steady now but far below its 1909 peak.

Names like Pauline

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Paulsmall, humble · Latin
  • Pablosmall or humble · Spanish
  • Paulasmall, humble · Latin
  • Paulettesmall, humble · French
  • Paulosmall; humble · Portuguese
  • Camilayoung ceremonial attendant · Latin
  • Lunamoon · Latin
  • Auroradawn · Latin

Pauline questions

What does the name Pauline mean?

Pauline means "small". It comes from Latin. Feminine form of Paul, from Latin Paulus 'small' or 'humble.' Pauline has long use in French and English.

Is Pauline a boy or girl name?

Pauline is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Pauline?

45 US babies were named Pauline in 2024. Its peak year was 1909.

How do you pronounce Pauline?

Pauline is usually pronounced paw-LEEN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.