Polly
#2,298 for girls in 2025, 79 births · Last seen for boys in 1931 at #3,390
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 48 births
- Debut · girls
- 41 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 29,684since 1880
Polly over time
Rank among girls' names. Polly has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,298 | 79 | — | |
| 2024 | #2,178 | 87 | — | |
| 2023 | #2,646 | 66 | — | |
| 2022 | #2,579 | 68 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,715 | 63 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,966 | 54 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,222 | 49 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,107 | 52 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,387 | 46 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,182 | 51 | — | |
| 2015 | #3,211 | 51 | — | |
| 2014 | #3,184 | 51 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,513 | 44 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,523 | 45 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,550 | 44 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,180 | 35 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,107 | 37 | — | |
| 2008 | #4,360 | 35 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,475 | 33 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,617 | 43 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,404 | 44 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,707 | 28 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,668 | 27 | — | |
| 2002 | #5,673 | 20 | — | |
| 2001 | #4,107 | 30 | — | |
| 2000 | #4,649 | 25 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,039 | 21 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,173 | 39 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,036 | 39 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,028 | 39 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,977 | 39 | — | |
| 1994 | #2,585 | 48 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,351 | 33 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,513 | 50 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,136 | 62 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,289 | 55 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,981 | 64 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,489 | 43 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,880 | 61 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,952 | 56 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,727 | 66 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,633 | 67 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,733 | 62 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,461 | 82 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,490 | 81 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,227 | 107 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,161 | 114 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,141 | 112 | — | |
| 1977 | #796 | 188 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,005 | 125 | — | |
| 1975 | #863 | 155 | — | |
| 1974 | #693 | 212 | — | |
| 1973 | #679 | 220 | — | |
| 1972 | #645 | 236 | — | |
| 1971 | #569 | 308 | — | |
| 1970 | #591 | 297 | — | |
| 1969 | #572 | 296 | — | |
| 1968 | #503 | 372 | — | |
| 1967 | #475 | 399 | — | |
| 1966 | #461 | 421 | — | |
| 1965 | #452 | 447 | — | |
| 1964 | #361 | 688 | — | |
| 1963 | #402 | 572 | — | |
| 1962 | #406 | 566 | — | |
| 1961 | #376 | 659 | — | |
| 1960 | #384 | 610 | — | |
| 1959 | #423 | 505 | — | |
| 1958 | #395 | 540 | — | |
| 1957 | #411 | 509 | — | |
| 1956 | #376 | 550 | — | |
| 1955 | #360 | 588 | — | |
| 1954 | #387 | 493 | — | |
| 1953 | #377 | 513 | — | |
| 1952 | #399 | 434 | — | |
| 1951 | #373 | 473 | — | |
| 1950 | #373 | 463 | — | |
| 1949 | #363 | 473 | — | |
| 1948 | #385 | 427 | — | |
| 1947 | #380 | 443 | — | |
| 1946 | #358 | 452 | — | |
| 1945 | #342 | 398 | — | |
| 1944 | #335 | 417 | — | |
| 1943 | #347 | 427 | — | |
| 1942 | #344 | 413 | — | |
| 1941 | #313 | 435 | — | |
| 1940 | #312 | 416 | — | |
| 1939 | #300 | 418 | — | |
| 1938 | #342 | 351 | — | |
| 1937 | #320 | 372 | — | |
| 1936 | #317 | 370 | — | |
| 1935 | #324 | 377 | — | |
| 1934 | #297 | 436 | — | |
| 1933 | #324 | 372 | — | |
| 1932 | #312 | 416 | — | |
| 1931 | #328 | 379 | #3,390 | 6 |
| 1930 | #335 | 373 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #326 | 394 | — | |
| 1928 | #339 | 390 | — | |
| 1927 | #376 | 332 | — | |
| 1926 | #366 | 338 | — | |
| 1925 | #380 | 320 | — | |
| 1924 | #370 | 340 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #375 | 312 | — | |
| 1922 | #367 | 324 | — | |
| 1921 | #401 | 285 | — | |
| 1920 | #386 | 289 | — | |
| 1919 | #409 | 249 | — | |
| 1918 | #382 | 292 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #385 | 267 | — | |
| 1916 | #390 | 254 | — | |
| 1915 | #414 | 209 | — | |
| 1914 | #414 | 164 | — | |
| 1913 | #421 | 138 | — | |
| 1912 | #383 | 145 | — | |
| 1911 | #427 | 91 | — | |
| 1910 | #371 | 110 | — | |
| 1909 | #404 | 82 | — | |
| 1908 | #399 | 83 | — | |
| 1907 | #404 | 77 | — | |
| 1906 | #364 | 85 | — | |
| 1905 | #401 | 71 | — | |
| 1904 | #365 | 80 | — | |
| 1903 | #373 | 73 | — | |
| 1902 | #395 | 62 | — | |
| 1901 | #376 | 62 | — | |
| 1900 | #378 | 78 | — | |
| 1899 | #384 | 57 | — | |
| 1898 | #361 | 75 | — | |
| 1897 | #362 | 66 | — | |
| 1896 | #351 | 68 | — | |
| 1895 | #327 | 76 | — | |
| 1894 | #313 | 78 | — | |
| 1893 | #343 | 61 | — | |
| 1892 | #330 | 65 | — | |
| 1891 | #332 | 58 | — | |
| 1890 | #337 | 57 | — | |
| 1889 | #329 | 56 | — | |
| 1888 | #308 | 60 | — | |
| 1887 | #308 | 48 | — | |
| 1886 | #274 | 58 | — | |
| 1885 | #306 | 43 | — | |
| 1884 | #277 | 48 | — | |
| 1883 | #306 | 33 | — | |
| 1882 | #271 | 41 | — | |
| 1881 | #222 | 48 | — | |
| 1880 | #240 | 41 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Polly was already there! It came in at #240, and was given to 41 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1999–2004, when fewer than 31 girls a year got the name.
Where Polly is popular in 1918
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#171 · 1 in 872
- Georgia#178 · 1 in 981
- Tennessee#208 · 1 in 1,224
- North Carolina#216 · 1 in 1,413
- Mississippi#222 · 1 in 1,206
Best ever in a state: #122 in Vermont, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #171 | 31 | 1 in 872 |
| Georgia | #178 | 35 | 1 in 981 |
| Tennessee | #208 | 21 | 1 in 1,224 |
| North Carolina | #216 | 24 | 1 in 1,413 |
| Mississippi | #222 | 16 | 1 in 1,206 |
| South Carolina | #222 | 14 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Virginia | #225 | 16 | 1 in 1,696 |
| Alabama | #266 | 15 | 1 in 1,784 |
| Arkansas | #313 | 10 | 1 in 1,950 |
| Oklahoma | #348 | 9 | 1 in 2,593 |
| Texas | #407 | 19 | 1 in 2,607 |
| Michigan | #447 | 6 | 1 in 6,108 |
| California | #458 | 5 | 1 in 4,610 |
| New York | #462 | 11 | 1 in 9,196 |
| Ohio | #520 | 6 | 1 in 9,086 |
| Illinois | #639 | 5 | 1 in 12,398 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Polly
- 120 spots since 2024 (#2,178 → #2,298)
- 668 spots since 2020 (#2,966 → #2,298)
- 913 spots since 2015 (#3,211 → #2,298)
- Biggest jump: 209 spots in 1977 (#1,005 → #796)
- Biggest drop: 345 spots in 1978 (#796 → #1,141)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #222 (48 births)
- Births halved by 1999, 118 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 97 yrs · run 1880–1975
- Highest: 1 in 1,916 girls born in 1881 were named Polly (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 20,345 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 17.1% of all girls named Polly (5,068) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 476 | #222 (1881) | #284 |
| 1890s | 661 | #313 (1894) | #344 |
| 1900s | 753 | #364 (1906) | #386 |
| 1910s | 1,919 | #371 (1910) | #400 |
| 1920s | 3,324 | #326 (1929) | #369 |
| 1930s | 3,864 | #297 (1934) | #320 |
| 1940s | 4,301 | #312 (1940) | #348 |
| 1950s | 5,068 | #360 (1955) | #387 |
| 1960s | 5,030 | #361 (1964) | #439 |
| 1970s | 1,967 | #569 (1971) | #814 |
| 1980s | 689 | #1,227 (1980) | #1,757 |
| 1990s | 425 | #2,136 (1991) | #3,013 |
| 2000s | 322 | #3,404 (2005) | #4,377 |
| 2010s | 468 | #3,107 (2018) | #3,406 |
| 2020s | 417 | #2,178 (2024) | #2,564 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Polly in 1918
Top girls' names in 1918
Top boys' names in 1918
More about 1918
girls
1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 3,964 of them was named Polly, which outranked 93.2% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #378Maurine302
- #380Sibyl299
- #381Delia294
- #382Polly292
- #382Antonia292
- #382Elisabeth292
- #385Mavis290
- #386Jacqueline286
- #387Belle285
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
- ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
- ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
- ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
- ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 202,696 of them was named Polly, which outranked 13.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 634 names at #4,179; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.