Polly Girl
How popular is Polly?
#2,298 girl name in 2025
79 baby girls were named Polly in the US in 2025, making it the 2298th most popular girl name.
16,597living people named Polly (est.)
66median age of people named Polly
29,708babies named Polly since 1880
1 in 41,966US babies born in 2025
Polly popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,298 for girls (▼ 120 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 79 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+55% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,211 in 2015, #2,966 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1964 (688 girls) |
| Highest rank | #222 in 1881 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Polly is most popular
Babies named Polly per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Missouri: 0.1 per 1,000 (7 girls)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (10 girls)
- New York: 0.0 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (18 girls)
Polly by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 476 | #222 |
| 1890s | 661 | #313 |
| 1900s | 753 | #364 |
| 1910s | 1,919 | #371 |
| 1920s | 3,324 | #326 |
| 1930s | 3,864 | #297 |
| 1940s | 4,301 | #312 |
| 1950s | 5,068 | #360 |
| 1960s | 5,030 | #361 |
| 1970s | 1,967 | #569 |
| 1980s | 689 | #1,227 |
| 1990s | 425 | #2,130 |
| 2000s | 322 | #3,400 |
| 2010s | 468 | #3,106 |
| 2020s | 417 | #2,178 |
Girl names about as popular as Polly
Questions
- Is Polly a boy or girl name?
- Polly is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Polly were girls.
- How popular is the name Polly?
- 79 baby girls were named Polly in the US in 2025, making it the 2298th most popular girl name.
- When was Polly most popular?
- Polly peaked in 1964, when 688 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #222 in 1881.
- How many people are named Polly?
- 29,708 babies have been named Polly in the US since 1880. We estimate about 16,597 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 66.
- Where is Polly most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Polly was most common in Missouri, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.