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 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Kentucky#164 · 1 in 843
- Tennessee#174 · 1 in 909
- Virginia#178 · 1 in 916
- Arkansas#179 · 1 in 831
- North Carolina#198 · 1 in 1,108
Best ever in a state: #122 in Vermont, 1923.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | #164 | 34 | 1 in 843 |
| Tennessee | #174 | 31 | 1 in 909 |
| Virginia | #178 | 27 | 1 in 916 |
| Arkansas | #179 | 23 | 1 in 831 |
| North Carolina | #198 | 34 | 1 in 1,108 |
| New Mexico | #201 | 7 | 1 in 838 |
| Colorado | #205 | 8 | 1 in 1,136 |
| Ohio | #246 | 22 | 1 in 2,396 |
| Mississippi | #252 | 17 | 1 in 1,330 |
| South Carolina | #252 | 13 | 1 in 1,684 |
| Georgia | #257 | 19 | 1 in 1,671 |
| West Virginia | #266 | 9 | 1 in 2,104 |
| Alabama | #307 | 12 | 1 in 2,461 |
| Louisiana | #309 | 12 | 1 in 1,950 |
| Texas | #312 | 33 | 1 in 1,821 |
| Missouri | #313 | 9 | 1 in 3,108 |
| Minnesota | #325 | 6 | 1 in 3,784 |
| Oklahoma | #336 | 8 | 1 in 2,520 |
| Pennsylvania | #343 | 17 | 1 in 4,412 |
| Illinois | #423 | 10 | 1 in 5,626 |
| Michigan | #498 | 5 | 1 in 8,746 |
| California | #520 | 8 | 1 in 6,241 |
| New York | #535 | 9 | 1 in 9,968 |
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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 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 2,749 of them was named Polly, which outranked 93.8% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.