Given name & surname
Pauli
“a petite woman”·“small”·“a small or humble man”
Pauli is a variant of Paula. In English use, Paula carries the interpretation “a petite woman.” Pauli is a variant of Paul. Interpretations include “small” and “a small or humble man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Pauli is a variant of Paula. In English use, Paula carries the interpretation “a petite woman.” Pauli is a variant of Paul. Interpretations include “small” and “a small or humble man” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Pauli is a variant of Paul. An origin associated with Paul is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Pauli through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 0 boys · 31 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1953. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 301 as a first name in 2020; 1,647 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Pauli’s family of names
Pauli has a related form in Paul. In Finnish usage, Pauli has a conventional equivalent in the English form Paul. Pauli has a related form in Paula.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Pauli has relatives in 4 languages.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Pauli
- Pauli NevalaFinnish athletics competitor (1940–2025)
- Pauli MurrayAmerican writer, activist, lawyer and Episcopal priest (1910-1985)
- Juice LeskinenFinnish musician (1950-2006)
- Pauli JørgensenDanish footballer (1905-1993)
- Pauli EllefsenPrime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1936-2012)
- Pauli ToivonenFinnish rally driver (1929–2005)
- Pauli RantasalmiFinnish guitaristborn 1979
- Pauli JanhonenFinnish sport shooter1914–2007
- Pauli PitkänenFinnish cross-country skier (1911-1941)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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