Given name & surname
Paulin
“small”·“a small or humble man”
Paulin 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
Paulin 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
Paulin 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 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Paulin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 15
- 15 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1994
- 10 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 boys is 10 in 1994. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 597 as a first name in 2020; 3,328 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.
Paulin’s family of names
In Polish usage, Paulin has a diminutive in Paulinek. Paulin has a related form in Paul. In Polish usage, Paulin has a conventional equivalent in the English form Pauline.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Paulin has relatives in 6 languages.
11 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Paulin
- Paulinus of YorkBishop of Rochester; Archbishop of York; Saint
- Paulin Soumanou VieyraSenegalese film director (1925–1987)
- Paulin VoavyMalagasy footballer (born 1987)
- Paulin Obame-NguemaGabonese politician and physician1934–2023
- Paulin J. HountondjiBeninese philosopher (1942–2024)
- Paulino FrydmanPolish chess player (1905–1982)
- Paulin LemaireFrench gymnast1882–1932
- Jean-Baptiste Paulin GuérinFrench painter (1783-1855)
- Paulin de PérigueuxFrench poet and hagiographer (459-490)
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