Meaning of the namePauline
- Female
- Latin origin
- French origin
- Pau-li-ne
Pauline is a female name, the French form of Paulinus (Paulino in Portuguese), derived from Latin paulus, 'small'.
Meaning
“feminine form of Paulino, from paulus, 'small'”
Source: Behind the Name: Pauline · Behind the Name: Paulinus · Wiktionary: Paulus
- People (2022)
- 2,059
- Rank in Brazil
- #5,013
- Median age
- 32 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,100
- people
Pauline in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Pauline, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (733 people).
2,032 women 27 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 Pauline is most common
States with the highest share of people named Pauline in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
- Alagoas 0.003%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande do Sul | 346 | 0.003% |
| São Paulo | 320 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 238 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 182 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 143 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 120 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 110 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 101 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 63 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 56 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 55 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 37 | 0.000% |
| Distrito Federal | 31 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 29 | 0.000% |
| Espírito Santo | 28 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 28 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 27 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 26 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Pauline
Behind the Name describes Pauline as the French feminine form of Paulinus, a Latin name whose root is paulus, also used in English, German and the Nordic languages. Wiktionary records paulus as a Latin adjective meaning 'small'; the meaning refers to that root, not to a sense of the name of its own in Portuguese. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,059 people named Pauline, with a median age of 32. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Behind the Name: Pauline · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Paulinus · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Paulus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Pauline · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Pauline
What does the name Pauline mean?
Pauline means “feminine form of Paulino, from paulus, 'small'”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.
How many people are named Pauline in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,059 people with the first name Pauline, which ranks it number 5,013 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.
Is Pauline a boy's or a girl's name?
Pauline is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,032 women and 27 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Pauline?
Pauline is a name of Latin and French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Pauline most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Pauline (346 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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