Pauline

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Pauline is a female given name. It was originally the French form of Paulina, a female version of Paulinus, a variant of Paulus meaning the little, hence the younger. The corresponding form for the name in Italian is Paolina.

From Wikipedia

Pauline first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 7,222 babies (rank #35 that year). In 2024 it was given to 45 girls (rank #3,475). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Pauline

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Pauline yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

33Destiny numberThe master teacherSelfless guidance and uplift — a heightened 6.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

227,123

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

7,222

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Pauline

Pauline Bonapartepolitician · b. 1780
Pauline Viardotvoice teacher · b. 1821
Pauline Collinsactor · b. 1940
Pauline Kaelfilm critic · b. 1919
Pauline Ferrand-Prévotsport cyclist · b. 1992

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	144	#115
1881	166	#110
1882	204	#108
1883	198	#113
1884	230	#114
1885	254	#109
1886	276	#111
1887	314	#104
1888	393	#98
1889	415	#95
1890	475	#90
1891	455	#93
1892	526	#92
1893	545	#86
1894	656	#80
1895	734	#76
1896	756	#75
1897	777	#72
1898	900	#70
1899	811	#72
1900	1,104	#71
1901	938	#64
1902	985	#70
1903	1,042	#62
1904	1,243	#56
1905	1,381	#54
1906	1,428	#53
1907	1,591	#52
1908	1,702	#51
1909	1,896	#48
1910	2,153	#42
1911	2,345	#38
1912	3,163	#38
1913	3,636	#35
1914	4,698	#34
1915	6,334	#32
1916	6,655	#33
1917	6,896	#33
1918	7,222	#35
1919	6,973	#36
1920	7,180	#36
1921	7,142	#37
1922	6,811	#36
1923	6,707	#37
1924	6,722	#38
1925	6,728	#38
1926	6,357	#39
1927	6,011	#42
1928	5,391	#48
1929	5,026	#50
1930	4,656	#52
1931	4,191	#56
1932	3,901	#59
1933	3,542	#64
1934	3,445	#71
1935	3,076	#80
1936	2,981	#82
1937	2,818	#87
1938	2,666	#97
1939	2,414	#105
1940	2,409	#104
1941	2,352	#109
1942	2,474	#112
1943	2,459	#112
1944	2,128	#124
1945	1,975	#125
1946	2,055	#133
1947	2,178	#137
1948	1,965	#145
1949	1,917	#156
1950	1,739	#163
1951	1,620	#180
1952	1,596	#186
1953	1,570	#198
1954	1,423	#210
1955	1,351	#221
1956	1,369	#221
1957	1,344	#229
1958	1,208	#248
1959	1,216	#249
1960	1,113	#268
1961	1,140	#267
1962	928	#304
1963	1,032	#284
1964	1,023	#287
1965	873	#306
1966	794	#316
1967	695	#333
1968	692	#333
1969	648	#358
1970	633	#378
1971	548	#396
1972	466	#418
1973	432	#441
1974	387	#465
1975	340	#520
1976	326	#536
1977	292	#590
1978	315	#554
1979	273	#638
1980	290	#630
1981	298	#611
1982	256	#685
1983	254	#676
1984	231	#716
1985	238	#724
1986	219	#776
1987	212	#825
1988	222	#821
1989	266	#741
1990	275	#756
1991	296	#714
1992	224	#884
1993	260	#787
1994	226	#867
1995	212	#897
1996	192	#986
1997	201	#975
1998	155	#1,200
1999	147	#1,267
2000	147	#1,303
2001	129	#1,463
2002	145	#1,342
2003	150	#1,356
2004	105	#1,818
2005	114	#1,736
2006	88	#2,200
2007	95	#2,128
2008	68	#2,713
2009	56	#3,081
2010	54	#3,111
2011	68	#2,633
2012	66	#2,703
2013	64	#2,719
2014	68	#2,609
2015	78	#2,371
2016	63	#2,753
2017	60	#2,828
2018	62	#2,771
2019	50	#3,208
2020	53	#3,054
2021	49	#3,283
2022	57	#2,948
2023	63	#2,749
2024	45	#3,475