Paulina: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced paw-LEE-nuh · 3 syllables

Paulina means “small”, from Latin.

From Latin Paulina, feminine form of Paulinus, derivative of Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Name of a third-century saint.

How popular is Paulina?

Paulina was the #783 name in the US in 2025, given to 346 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2000.

Babies named Paulina in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2000).

Country	Rank
United States	#783
Scotland	#765

Half of US adults named Paulina are older than 27; most are between 19 and 55. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Paulina have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Paulina means “small”. It comes from Latin.

Paulina is pronounced paw-LEE-nuh.

Paulina was the #783 name in the US in 2025, given to 346 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2000.

Half of US adults named Paulina are older than 27. Most are between 19 and 55.