Pauline Girl
How popular is Pauline?
#2,957 girl name in 2025
56 baby girls were named Pauline in the US in 2025, making it the 2957th most popular girl name.
55,279living people named Pauline (est.)
75median age of people named Pauline
227,179babies named Pauline since 1880
1 in 59,203US babies born in 2025
Pauline popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,957 for girls (▲ 502 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 56 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-28% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,351 in 2015, #3,015 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (7,222 girls) |
| Highest rank | #32 in 1915 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Pauline is most popular
Babies named Pauline per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (38 girls)
- Washington: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (13 girls)
- Illinois: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 girls)
Pauline by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,594 | #94 |
| 1890s | 6,635 | #70 |
| 1900s | 13,310 | #47 |
| 1910s | 50,075 | #32 |
| 1920s | 64,075 | #36 |
| 1930s | 33,690 | #52 |
| 1940s | 21,912 | #104 |
| 1950s | 14,437 | #163 |
| 1960s | 8,939 | #267 |
| 1970s | 4,011 | #377 |
| 1980s | 2,486 | #610 |
| 1990s | 2,186 | #714 |
| 2000s | 1,097 | #1,299 |
| 2010s | 633 | #2,351 |
| 2020s | 324 | #2,730 |
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Questions
- Is Pauline a boy or girl name?
- Pauline is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Pauline were girls.
- How popular is the name Pauline?
- 56 baby girls were named Pauline in the US in 2025, making it the 2957th most popular girl name.
- When was Pauline most popular?
- Pauline peaked in 1918, when 7,222 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #32 in 1915.
- How many people are named Pauline?
- 227,179 babies have been named Pauline in the US since 1880. We estimate about 55,279 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 75.
- Where is Pauline most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Pauline was most common in California, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.