EveryBabyNames

Polly

4 countries#2298 in United States, 2025
US
#2298
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#429
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#290
in Northern Ireland, 2025
FR
#5992
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
29,997
Peak year (United States)
1964
Peak-year count
688
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Polly was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandNorthern IrelandFrance

Country by country

United States

29,708 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #2298 · peaked in 1964 with 688 births

Most common in: North Carolina, Texas, Ohio, Kentucky, California

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

177 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #429 · peaked in 2023 with 10 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

75 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #290 · peaked in 2017 with 9 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

France

37 births recorded 1999–2022 · currently #5992 · peaked in 2016 with 5 births

Most common in: Paris

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Polly’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#3617
2007#4475↓858
2008#4360↑115
2009#4107↑253
2010#4180↓73
2011#3550↑630
2012#3523↑27
2013#3513↑10
2014#3184↑329
2015#3211↓27
2016#3182↑29
2017#3387↓205
2018#3107↑280
2019#3222↓115
2020#2966↑256
2021#2715↑251
2022#2579↑136
2023#2646↓67
2024#2178↑468
2025#2298↓120

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