Pauline
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. From French Pauline, in turn from Latin Paulīna; in regular use since the 19th century. By surface analysis, Paul + -ine (feminine suffix).
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Pauline (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Pauline has been falling over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1998. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 34 |
| 1999 | 28 |
| 2000 | 20 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 16 |
| 2003 | 14 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2006 | 22 |
| 2007 | 9 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 13 |
| 2010 | 12 |
| 2011 | 14 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 7 |
| 2014 | 10 |
| 2015 | 12 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 11 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 1,174 |
| 2000 | 1,204 |
| 2001 | 1,239 |
| 2002 | 1,258 |
| 2003 | 1,280 |
| 2004 | 1,306 |
| 2005 | 1,311 |
| 2006 | 1,335 |
| 2007 | 1,343 |
| 2008 | 1,355 |
| 2009 | 1,372 |
| 2010 | 1,382 |
| 2011 | 1,395 |
| 2012 | 1,408 |
| 2013 | 1,424 |
| 2014 | 1,445 |
| 2015 | 1,450 |
| 2016 | 1,458 |
| 2017 | 1,477 |
| 2018 | 1,484 |
| 2019 | 1,492 |
| 2020 | 1,499 |
Pauline in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Pauline.Hi! My name is Pauline.
- Pauline bor i Göteborg och pluggar till sjuksköterska.Pauline lives in Gothenburg and is training to be a nurse.
- Vet du om Pauline kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Pauline is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Paulines mamma är lärare.Pauline's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Paulines mamma is Pauline's mum.
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Questions about Pauline
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What does the name Pauline mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. From French Pauline, in turn from Latin Paulīna; in regular use since the 19th century. By surface analysis, Paul + -ine (feminine suffix).
How popular is Pauline in Sweden?
5 babies were named Pauline in 2022. In 2020, 1,499 people in Sweden had Pauline as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been falling lately and peaked in 1998 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.