Is Paulina a boy or girl name?
Paulina is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 361 girls and 0 boys were named Paulina, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 19,795 US babies named Paulina were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #781
- Babies named Paulina since 1880
- 19,795
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 822 babies
Boys and girls named Paulina, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 86 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 120 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 89 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 232 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 474 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 246 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 179 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 228 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 326 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 452 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 1,110 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 4,634 | 99.9% |
| 2000s | 0 | 6,562 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,288 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,764 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 361 | #781 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 364 | #774 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 356 | #795 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 355 | #797 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 328 | #835 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 327 | #830 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 292 | #919 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 311 | #881 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 368 | #774 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 315 | #880 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 280 | #958 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 323 | #830 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 321 | #835 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 361 | #763 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 390 | #722 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 469 | #637 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 531 | #581 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 657 | #493 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 607 | #503 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 791 | #399 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 738 | #414 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 725 | #417 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 822 | #366 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 648 | #428 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 574 | #477 |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,156 | 589 | #453 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 475 | #533 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 519 | #483 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 464 | #512 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 428 | #549 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 437 | #554 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 470 | #520 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 428 | #550 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 415 | #563 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 409 | #569 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 295 | #687 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 174 | #959 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,103 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,278 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,921 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,472 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,708 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,697 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,557 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,037 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,044 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,884 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,848 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,201 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,312 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,843 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,801 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,722 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,849 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,819 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,910 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,044 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,306 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,852 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,942 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,456 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,407 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,144 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,910 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,416 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,380 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,941 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,054 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,695 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,454 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,358 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,345 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,110 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,008 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,900 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 21 | #2,197 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,313 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,746 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,140 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,218 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,593 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,781 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,289 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,802 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,629 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,938 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,094 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,168 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,856 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,708 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,540 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,647 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,156 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 39 | #1,160 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,313 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,024 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 66 | #913 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,120 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,093 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 78 | #845 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,276 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,280 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,302 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,401 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,343 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,520 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,293 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,423 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,475 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,218 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,219 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,658 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,338 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,281 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,498 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,354 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,330 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,269 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,160 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,285 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,621 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,189 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,414 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,626 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,297 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,367 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,004 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 13 | #924 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 15 | #866 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 15 | #855 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 13 | #893 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 11 | #947 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 12 | #894 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 13 | #782 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,079 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,242 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 10 | #879 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 12 | #685 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 7 | #973 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,165 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 12 | #635 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 7 | #805 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 9 | #665 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 8 | #666 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 10 | #571 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Paulina reached #11,156 in 1999. As a girl name, it reached #366 in 2002. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Paulina
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.