US rank #5666 Boys' name Peak 1995 1,776 births

Paulino — #5666 US boys' name

1,776 babies named Paulino in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s321920s1251930s1161940s731950s1031960s1391970s1751980s2161990s2612000s2612010s1912020s84
#5666
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Paulino was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

37 babies were named Paulino in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Paulino

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,776 babies named Paulino between 1914 and 2024, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Paulino currently holds the #5666 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 37 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Paulino performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 261 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Paulino shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 515 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Paulino in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Paulino in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,776 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Paulino at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,776

Since 1914

111 years of records

Peak year

1995

37 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#5,666

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1914

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2024

Paulino popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1914

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
37
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Paulino by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
261 births that decade — 15% of Paulino's all-time total
1910s321920s1251930s1161940s731950s1031960s1391970s1751980s2161990s2612000s2612010s1912020s84

Paulino by state

Where Paulino concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Paulino
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
515 29.0%
#2 California
275 15.5%
#3 Hawaii
6 0.3%
#4 New York
5 0.3%
Texas share of Paulino's total US births 29.0%
Even split

515 of 1,776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Paulino?
1,776 babies have been named Paulino since 1914. It currently ranks #5666 among boys. The peak year was 1995 with 37 births.
When was Paulino most popular?
Paulino was most popular in the 1990s decade with 261 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Paulino most popular?
The top states for the name Paulino are Texas (515 births), California (275 births), Hawaii (6 births).
How long has the name Paulino been used?
Paulino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 111 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Paulino?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Paul, Paulo, Paula, Pauline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.