Polly
Girl name · #2299 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 79 baby girls were named Polly, placing it at #2299 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3211, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 22,785 girls born in 2025 was named Polly.
The 145-year story
Polly first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 41 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1964, when 688 girls were named Polly — good for #361 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Polly per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Polly in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Polly is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Polly will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Polly is most common
State-level data for Polly is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Polly
Statistically, parents drawn to Polly tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Sally, Tracy, Penny, Cindy, and Kathy.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Polly | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79 | #2298 |
| 2024 | 87 | #2178 |
| 2023 | 66 | #2646 |
| 2022 | 68 | #2579 |
| 2021 | 63 | #2715 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2966 |
| 2019 | 49 | #3222 |
| 2018 | 52 | #3107 |
| 2017 | 46 | #3387 |
| 2016 | 51 | #3182 |
| 2015 | 51 | #3211 |
| 2014 | 51 | #3184 |
| 2013 | 44 | #3513 |
| 2012 | 45 | #3523 |
| 2011 | 44 | #3550 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4180 |
| 2009 | 37 | #4107 |
| 2008 | 35 | #4360 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4475 |
| 2006 | 43 | #3617 |
| 2005 | 44 | #3404 |
| 2004 | 28 | #4707 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4668 |
| 2002 | 20 | #5673 |
| 2001 | 30 | #4107 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Polly a popular girl name?
Polly ranked #2299 among girls in 2025 with 79 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3211.
When was the name Polly most popular?
Polly peaked in 1964, when 688 American girls received the name (ranked #361 that year). Since 1964 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Polly?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 22,785 newborn American girls was named Polly. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.