Paulino is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “small.” In 2024 it was given to 16 boys in the United States.
Paulino belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “small” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Roman.
In the United States, Paulino first appears in Social Security records in 1914. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1553 in 1928, and in 2024 16 babies received the name — 1,776 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Paulino means “small” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Paulino is a boy name. In 2024, 16 babies received the name in the US.
Paulino comes from the Spanish tradition. It is also spelled Roman.
Paulino first appears in US records in 1914. Its best-ever ranking was #1553 in 1928, and 16 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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