Paulina
Paulina is a female given name: 99% of people named Paulina are women, and it is recorded as female in 19 of the 19 countries covered.
Paulina · Paulína
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Poland, Romania
- Also spelled
- Paulína
- US births since 1880
- 5 male / 17,394 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Paulina
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Paulina," in English, "Guten Tag Paulina," in German. Paulina is a female given name: about 99% of people named Paulina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Paulina,
German
Guten Tag Paulina,
French
Bonjour Paulina,
Spanish
Estimado/a Paulina:
Chinese
Paulina您好：
Japanese
Paulina様
English
Hi Paulina,
German
Hi Paulina,
French
Salut Paulina,
Spanish
Hola Paulina,
Chinese
Paulina你好：
Japanese
Paulinaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 0% |
| Poland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 19 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
5 male · 17,394 female · 17,399 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Paulina a male or female name?
Paulina is a female given name: 99% of people named Paulina are women, and it is recorded as female in 19 of the 19 countries covered.
How do I address Paulina in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Paulina," in English, "Guten Tag Paulina," in German. Paulina is a female given name: about 99% of people named Paulina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Paulina a unisex name?
Paulina is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Paulina are men. Paulina leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Paulina a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/paulina (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_paulina,
title = {Is Paulina a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/paulina},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}