Paulina is a girl's name of Italian origin meaning “small.” In 2024 it was given to 361 girls in the United States.
Paulina belongs to the Italian tradition. Its meaning — “small” — is the sense carried by its Italian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Paulina first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #366 in 2002, and in 2024 361 babies received the name — 19,790 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Paulina means “small” in its Italian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Paulina is a girl name. In 2024, 361 babies received the name in the US.
Paulina comes from the Italian tradition.
Paulina first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #366 in 2002, and 361 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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