Pauline

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Pauline: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Pauline: Recorded since 1946, it reached #12 in 1964, and it stood at #4,843 in 2024.

5registrars recorded it
151times a registrar ranked it
79years from first to last
#12highest recorded position
26groupings it qualifies for
23names it appears alongside

What stands out in Pauline's record

Held a top-100 place for 31 years running. Names by top-100 run
Appears alongside 23 other names across 5 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships
Shares a published list with another name across 52 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1222
1997	#1287
1998	#1076
1999	#1473
2000	#1594
2001	#1520
2002	#1928
2003	#1269
2004	#2802
2005	#1796
2006	#3548
2007	#3667
2008	#1718
2009	#3936
2010	#2589
2011	#4764
2012	#2969
2013	#2887
2014	#2862
2015	#4103
2016	#3214
2017	#4763
2018	#3178
2019	#3541
2020	#3117
2021	#4634
2024	#4843

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 46 of the 78 years from 1946 to 2023.

In 2021: #345 among girls in Norway, #4634 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1946–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1946
First recorded at #396 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2018
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Pauline appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Norway · Girls, which has ranked it in 46 years beginning in 1946, and has registered 428 births with the name.

Pauline across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Pauline's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Norway · Girls	#396 (1946)	#242 (1997)	#395 (2023)	46 of 78	428 (1946–2023)	19 (1997)
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#12 (1964)	#12 (1964)	#896 (2018)	45 of 55	3,745 (1964–2018)	460 (1964)
England and Wales · Girls	#1222 (1996)	#1076 (1998)	#4843 (2024)	27 of 29	238 (1996–2024)	19 (1998)
New Zealand · Girls	#32 (1954)	#31 (1955)	#86 (1971)	18 of 18	2,404 (1954–1971)	199 (1954)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#53 (1952)	#52 (1954)	#86 (1966)	15 of 15	1,767 (1952–1966)	177 (1954)

Pauline by decade in Norway · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Pauline in Norway · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1940s	4	1 of 10	4
1950s	8	2 of 10	4
1960s	8	2 of 10	4
1970s	10	2 of 10	5
1980s	40	6 of 10	7
1990sbusiest	123	10 of 10	12
2000s	113	10 of 10	11
2010s	88	9 of 10	10
2020s	34	4 of 10	9

Across Norway · Girls, the 1990s were its busiest decade, averaging 12 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Pauline appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1946 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #12 in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Pauline's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#4843	4	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#4634	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#3117	7	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#3541	6	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#3178	7	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#3214	7	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#4103	5	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2862	8	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2887	8	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2969	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#4764	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2589	9	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3936	5	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1718	15	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#3667	5	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#3548	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#1796	12	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#2802	6	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#1269	17	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#1928	9	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#1520	12	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#1594	11	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#1473	12	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1076	19	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#1287	14	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#1222	15	High	Verified
1966	New South Wales, Australia	female	#86	91	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New South Wales, Australia	female	#78	93	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	female	#86	93	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	female	#80	98	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	female	#98	83	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	female	#80	110	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	female	#79	108	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	female	#81	104	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	female	#87	94	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	female	#66	134	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	female	#74	119	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	female	#62	147	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	female	#52	177	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	female	#55	156	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	female	#53	160	Insufficient	Not yet available
1971	New Zealand	female	#86	81	High	Verified
1970	New Zealand	female	#98	69	High	Verified
1969	New Zealand	female	#87	76	High	Verified
1968	New Zealand	female	#71	100	High	Verified
1967	New Zealand	female	#64	101	High	Verified
1966	New Zealand	female	#70	92	High	Verified
1965	New Zealand	female	#66	100	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	female	#59	124	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	female	#47	156	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	female	#63	122	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	female	#61	127	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	female	#49	144	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	female	#39	170	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	female	#37	175	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	female	#33	195	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	female	#33	188	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	female	#31	185	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	female	#32	199	High	Verified
2023	Norway	female	#395	8	High	Verified
2022	Norway	female	#380	8	High	Verified
2021	Norway	female	#345	9	High	Verified
2020	Norway	female	#362	9	High	Verified
2018	Norway	female	#395	9	High	Verified
2017	Norway	female	#408	9	High	Verified
2016	Norway	female	#438	8	High	Verified
2015	Norway	female	#399	10	High	Verified
2014	Norway	female	#328	14	High	Verified
2013	Norway	female	#390	11	High	Verified
2012	Norway	female	#406	10	High	Verified
2011	Norway	female	#388	11	High	Verified
2010	Norway	female	#537	6	High	Verified
2009	Norway	female	#464	8	High	Verified
2008	Norway	female	#452	8	High	Verified
2007	Norway	female	#280	18	High	Verified
2006	Norway	female	#320	14	High	Verified
2005	Norway	female	#335	13	High	Verified
2004	Norway	female	#436	8	High	Verified
2003	Norway	female	#368	10	High	Verified
2002	Norway	female	#576	5	High	Verified
2001	Norway	female	#295	14	High	Verified
2000	Norway	female	#292	15	High	Verified
1999	Norway	female	#285	15	High	Verified
1998	Norway	female	#242	19	High	Verified
1997	Norway	female	#242	19	High	Verified
1996	Norway	female	#262	17	High	Verified
1995	Norway	female	#282	16	High	Verified
1994	Norway	female	#343	12	High	Verified
1993	Norway	female	#462	8	High	Verified
1992	Norway	female	#565	6	High	Verified
1991	Norway	female	#521	7	High	Verified
1990	Norway	female	#675	4	High	Verified
1989	Norway	female	#499	8	High	Verified
1988	Norway	female	#536	7	High	Verified
1986	Norway	female	#453	9	High	Verified
1985	Norway	female	#575	6	High	Verified
1984	Norway	female	#571	6	High	Verified
1980	Norway	female	#645	4	High	Verified
1973	Norway	female	#554	5	High	Verified
1972	Norway	female	#566	5	High	Verified
1966	Norway	female	#538	4	High	Verified
1960	Norway	female	#483	4	High	Verified
1958	Norway	female	#471	4	High	Verified
1953	Norway	female	#430	4	High	Verified
1946	Norway	female	#396	4	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#896	3	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#868	3	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#695	5	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#742	4	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#665	5	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#414	7	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#362	8	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#512	4	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#536	3	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#355	6	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#293	8	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#326	9	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#279	11	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#296	10	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#297	10	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#213	18	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#290	11	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#237	16	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#184	26	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#183	25	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#168	28	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#164	31	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#118	51	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#141	41	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#125	53	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#117	58	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#97	85	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#98	82	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#65	144	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#45	216	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#73	123	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#90	93	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#77	111	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#94	88	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#77	120	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#72	132	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#69	126	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#65	134	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#55	160	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#42	190	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#35	200	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#27	257	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#28	270	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#24	300	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#12	460	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1946 and 2024, ranked in 74 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #12, first reached in 1964.

It held a top-100 place in 31 years, 31 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 460 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1964.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1952, and 50 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Paulie · #2529, 12y
Paulina · #141, 51y
Paulius · #208, 32y
Paulo · #1199, 28y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Andrea · #11, 70y
Kerry · #11, 70y
Barbara · #10, 79y
Lorraine · #14, 73y

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1940 and 1949.

Christina · #12, 77y
Helge · #12, 81y
Marie · #12, 81y
Simon · #12, 78y

Comparisons involving Pauline

Existing comparison pages where Pauline and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Pauline in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Elizabeth vs Pauline
In 1964 they stood at #6 and #12 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2018 they were #91 and #896.
Elizabeth · Pauline · 45 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Catherine vs Pauline
In 1964 they stood at #2 and #12 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2018 they were #124 and #896.
Catherine · Pauline · 45 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Margaret vs Pauline
In 1964 they stood at #3 and #12 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2018 they were #150 and #896.
Margaret · Pauline · 45 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Pauline and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Niamh vs Pauline
In Republic of Ireland · Girls, Niamh moved into the top 50 at #33 in 1970 as Pauline fell out of it to #55, having been #42 the year before.
Niamh · Pauline · 45 shared years, 1964–2018 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1970 Republic of Ireland ranking
Angela vs Pauline
In New Zealand · Girls, Angela moved into the top 50 at #37 in 1961 as Pauline fell out of it to #61, having been #49 the year before.
Angela · Pauline · 18 shared years, 1954–1971 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1961 New Zealand ranking

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs involving Pauline measured in Republic of Ireland's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Pauline at its highest position.

Bridget vs Pauline
In 1964 they stood at #8 and #12 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2018 they were #188 and #896.
Bridget · Pauline · 45 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Helen vs Pauline
In 1964 they stood at #13 and #12 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2018 they were #255 and #896.
Helen · Pauline · 45 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Pauline vs Teresa
In 1964 they stood at #12 and #19 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2018 they were #896 and #280.
Pauline · Teresa · 45 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking

Republic of Ireland overview→

Pauline was ranked #12 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1964. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Pauline and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Pauline without appearing here.

Pauline moved ahead of

Cheryl Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3541 and #2286 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #3117 and #5493.
Kristy Compare
In 2007 they stood at #3667 and #3218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2008 that had become #1718 and #3860.
Kirsten Compare
In 2018 they stood at #3178 and #1977 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #3541 and #5591.
Tracey Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4764 and #2893 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #2969 and #4838.

Moved ahead of Pauline

Meabh Compare
In 2020 they stood at #3117 and #3447 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #4634 and #1286.
Marilyn Compare
In 2010 they stood at #2589 and #2843 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2011 that had become #4764 and #2150.
Eabha Compare
In 2016 they stood at #3214 and #4096 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #4763 and #2201.
Jude Compare
In 2008 they stood at #1718 and #2150 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #3936 and #1596.

Moved the opposite way to Pauline

Alexandra Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Pauline went from #12 to #896 while Alexandra went from #222 to #113.
Alice Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Pauline went from #12 to #896 while Alice went from #57 to #33.
Charlotte Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Pauline went from #12 to #896 while Charlotte went from #171 to #39.
Ciara Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Pauline went from #12 to #896 while Ciara went from #146 to #43.

Moved the same way as Pauline

Alma Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Pauline went from #12 to #896 and Alma from #327 to #512.
Audrey Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Pauline went from #12 to #896 and Audrey from #85 to #568.
Eileen Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Pauline went from #12 to #896 and Eileen from #17 to #336.
Ida Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Pauline went from #12 to #896 and Ida from #372 to #734.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1946 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #12 in Republic of Ireland in 1964. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Pauline

Pauline at a glance

What stands out in Pauline's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Pauline across 5 official records

Pauline by decade in Norway · Girls

Pauline appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Comparisons involving Pauline

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Names published alongside Pauline

Pauline and the names beside it

Pauline moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Pauline

Moved the opposite way to Pauline

Moved the same way as Pauline

Pauline at a glance

What stands out in Pauline's record

Pauline across 5 official records

Pauline by decade in Norway · Girls

Pauline appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1940s

Comparisons involving Pauline

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Names published alongside Pauline

Pauline and the names beside it

Pauline moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Pauline

Moved the opposite way to Pauline

Moved the same way as Pauline