Given name & surname
Paulino
“small”·“a small or humble man”
Paulino 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
Paulino 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
An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
How it developed
In Filipino usage, Paulino is a diminutive of Paulo. Paulino developed from Paulus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Paulino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,788
- 1,788 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 37 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,089 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,089 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 37 in 1995. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,668 as a first name in 2020; 13,067 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.
Paulino’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Paulino is a diminutive of Paulo. Paulino developed from Paulus. Paulino has a related form in Paul.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
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 27
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Pabloequivalent
- Paoloequivalent
- Pavelequivalent
- Pauequivalent
- Pavloequivalent
- Pavleequivalent
- Poulequivalent
- PaulinFrench
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Paulino
- Paulino AlcántaraSpanish footballer (1896-1964)
- Paulino RiveroSpanish politician and teacherborn 1952
- Paulino Lukudu LoroSouth Sudanese catholic priest (1940-2021)
- Paulino UzcudunSpanish boxer (1899–1985)
- Paulino do Livramento ÉvoraCape Verdean clergyman (1931–2019)
- Paulino MonsalveSpanish field hockey player (1958–2024)
- Paulino Bernabe SeniorSpanish luthier (1932-2007)
- Paulino Martínezcyclistborn 1952
- Paulino MartínezSpanish footballerborn 1973
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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