Total births
183
Girls' name · since 1920
Paolina
183 babies named Paolina in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10366
- among girls today
- 183
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- more common than other girls
183 babies have been named Paolina since 1920, making it today's #10366 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Paolina recorded 183 times among girls since 1920, holding rank #10366 nationally today, ahead of 42% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #10366 among girls today
- 183 born since 1920
- 2000s peak decade
- 42% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Paolina is currently the #10366 girls' name in America, more common than 42% of girls - 183 born since 1920, peaking in the 2000s.
- #10366
- among girls today
- 183
- born since 1920
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 42%
- more common than other girls
Paolina vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10366
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 42% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Paolina was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
15 babies were named Paolina in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
How Paolina compares
183 35th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Paolina's all-time total is 52% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Paolina | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 183 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Paolina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Paolina's full recorded timeline at 2007, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Paolina at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2004
Current rank
#10,366
Active since
1920
Paolina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Paolina by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Paolina's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Paolina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
45 births
- 2000s
2000s
75 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 75 births (41% of all-time use).
Paolina by state
Where Paolina concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 6.0% |
California share of Paolina's total US births 6.0%
11 of 183 births nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Paolina? ▼
Paolina has been given to 183 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #10366 as of the latest data. 15 babies were born in 2004, its single highest year.
When was Paolina most popular? ▼
Paolina was most popular in the 2000s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Paolina most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Paolina are California (11 births).
How long has the name Paolina been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Paolina since 1920 -- 106 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Paolina? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paola. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Paolina's data
- Paolina's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Paolinas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1920–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Paolina: #10366 Girls' Name - 183 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/paolina. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Paolina draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.