Female name
Pauline
243 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 1998. Expression number: 33.
Origin
From French Pauline, in turn from Latin Paulīna; in regular use since the 19th century. By surface analysis, Paul + -ine (feminine suffix).From Wiktionary, entry “Pauline”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 1998: 19 births. 243 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. It is still given: 13 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1918: 7,238 births. 227,179 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1910s, 1920s and 1930s. At its peak, it ranked 32nd among girls' names in 1915. It is still given: 271 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1964: 460 births. 3,745 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. At its peak, it ranked 12th among girls' names in 1964. Fewer than ten births recorded from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 158,690 | 1900–2025 | 6th in 1995 |
| Switzerland | 3,323* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 1,232 | 2012–2023 | 32nd in 2017 |
| Austria | 1,034 | 1984–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 309 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 271 | 2014–2023 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
33
the guide, self-giving (master number)
7 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 9 + 5 + 5 = 33
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
9
humanity, generosity, completion
1 + 3 + 9 + 5 = 18 → 9
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
7 + 3 + 5 = 15 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 4, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.