Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Paulina

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Paulina
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2002

Peak rank proxy

822

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20022024

Peak year

2002

Decline from peak

56.1%

2024

361

All-time

19,790

Paulina has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2002, when 822 girls were named Paulina.

In 2024, only 361 girls were given the name.

Down 56.1% from its peak.

All told, about 19,790 Americans have been named Paulina and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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