Pauline is a girl's name of French origin meaning “the little.” In 2024 it was given to 45 girls in the United States.
Pauline belongs to the French tradition. Its meaning — “the little” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Paulina.
In the United States, Pauline first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #32 in 1915, and in 2024 45 babies received the name — 226,348 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Pauline means “the little” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Pauline is a girl name. In 2024, 45 babies received the name in the US.
Pauline comes from the French tradition. It is also spelled Paulina.
Pauline first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #32 in 1915, and 45 babies were given the name in 2024.
Pauline is pronounced /ˈpɔːˌliːn/ (IPA).
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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