Girl name#927 of girl names
Paulina
Pronounced P AO2 L IY1 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2002
- 145 years in use
How popular is Paulina?
Paulina is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 20,220 children — the 927th most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 26% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2002, when 842 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- P AO2 L IY1 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 210
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Paulina
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Paulina
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Paulina?
- Paulina ranks 927th among girls' names in US records, with 20,220 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 3,573.
- Is Paulina a unisex name?
- No. Paulina is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Paulina most popular?
- 2002, when 842 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.