Meaning of the namePaulina

Female
Latin origin
Pau-li-na

Paulina is a female name of Latin origin, the feminine form of Paulinus (Paulino in Portuguese), a name derived from Paulus, which meant 'small' in Latin.

Meaning

“feminine form of Paulinus (Paulino), derived from Paulus, 'small'”

Source: Behind the Name: Paulina · Behind the Name: Paul · Wiktionary: Paulina (English)

People (2022): 16,549
Rank in Brazil: #1,205
Median age: 57 years
2010 Census: 21,121; people

Paulina in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Paulina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (2,944 people).

16,437 women 112 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Paulina is most common

States with the highest share of people named Paulina in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Santa Catarina 0.016%
Paraná 0.014%
Mato Grosso do Sul 0.014%
Mato Grosso 0.014%
Alagoas 0.012%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	2,744	0.006%
Paraná	1,652	0.014%
Minas Gerais	1,420	0.007%
Bahia	1,318	0.009%
Santa Catarina	1,211	0.016%
Rio Grande do Sul	1,121	0.010%
Rio de Janeiro	794	0.005%
Pernambuco	653	0.007%
Pará	554	0.007%
Maranhão	535	0.008%
Ceará	523	0.006%
Mato Grosso	504	0.014%
Espírito Santo	456	0.012%
Mato Grosso do Sul	394	0.014%
Goiás	393	0.006%
Alagoas	379	0.012%
Paraíba	306	0.008%
Amazonas	276	0.007%
Piauí	271	0.008%
Sergipe	237	0.011%
Rio Grande do Norte	205	0.006%
Distrito Federal	171	0.006%
Rondônia	158	0.010%
Tocantins	99	0.007%
Roraima	67	0.011%
Acre	66	0.008%
Amapá	42	0.006%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Paulina

Behind the Name presents Paulina as the feminine form of Paulinus, a Roman name that gives Paulino in Portuguese and derives from Paulus. Wiktionary's English entry traces the name to the Latin Paulīna, the feminine of Paulīnus, derived from Paulus, from the Latin word paulus, 'small'. The name is almost always female. It was given often to people born in the 1940s and 1960s and rose again among women born in the 2000s, the decade with the most records. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 16,549 people named Paulina, with a median age of 57; proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

Behind the Name: Paulina · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Paulino · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Paul · behindthename.com · meaning
Wiktionary: Paulina (English) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning

Questions about the name Paulina

What does the name Paulina mean?

Paulina means “feminine form of Paulinus (Paulino), derived from Paulus, 'small'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Paulina in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 16,549 people with the first name Paulina, which ranks it number 1,205 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Paulina a boy's or a girl's name?

Paulina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 16,437 women and 112 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Paulina?

Paulina is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Paulina most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.016% of the state's population is named Paulina (1,211 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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