How Many People Are Named Paulina?
An estimated 17,984 people in the United States have the first name Paulina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 24 years old, and Paulina peaked in popularity in 2002 with 822 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Paulina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Paulina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
17,984
About 1 in 19,059 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
24
years old
Peak Year
2002
822 births
Total Registered
19,795
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Paulina
Paulina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 19,795 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Paulina as a male name
Ranked #11,156 in 1999
5 male births in 1999
Peak: 1999 (5 births)
Paulina as a female name
Ranked #781 in 2024
361 female births in 2024
Peak: 2002 (822 births)
Paulina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Paulina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 6,562 babies were registered. Paulina has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Paulina by Decade
How has Paulina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Paulina by State
Birth registrations for Paulina span all 34 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Nebraska, Arkansas, Alabama. On average, about 469 Paulinas were registered per state.
Paulina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Paulina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Paulina
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Paulina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Paulina?
We estimate approximately 17,984 people named Paulina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 19,059 Americans share this first name.
Is Paulina a common name?
Paulina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19,795 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Paulina most popular?
Paulina reached peak popularity in 2002, when 822 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Paulina is approximately 24 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Paulina a female name?
Paulina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Paulina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Paulina Smith, Paulina Johnson, Paulina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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