NameTides

Polly

Polly was the #2,298 girls' name in the US in 2025 (79 babies), and #204 in England & Wales and #3,044 in Canada.

Polly as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Polly as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesNorthern IrelandIrelandScotlandUSCanada
Polly as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#2,298 (79)#204 (242)#429 (7)#290 (5)#325 (12)#3,044 (6)
2024#2,178 (87)#200 (246)#333 (10)—#342 (11)#2,975 (6)
2023#2,646 (66)#175 (295)#342 (10)#193 (9)#296 (13)#2,027 (10)
2022#2,579 (68)#160 (308)#418 (7)—#304 (14)#2,835 (6)
2021#2,715 (63)#156 (337)#363 (9)#223 (8)#322 (13)—
2020#2,966 (54)#205 (240)#636 (4)#281 (5)#375 (10)#2,163 (9)
2019#3,222 (49)#211 (234)#376 (9)#424 (3)#457 (8)#2,610 (7)
2018#3,107 (52)#184 (284)#376 (9)#313 (5)#387 (11)—
2017#3,387 (46)#216 (241)#446 (7)#206 (9)#324 (13)#3,307 (5)
2016#3,182 (51)#234 (222)#502 (6)#440 (3)#359 (12)—
2015#3,211 (51)#236 (209)#653 (4)#358 (4)#402 (11)#2,599 (7)
2014#3,184 (51)#254 (193)#477 (7)—#536 (7)#2,026 (10)
2013#3,513 (44)#238 (210)—#370 (4)#374 (12)—
2012#3,523 (45)#250 (203)#426 (8)#268 (7)#435 (10)—
2011#3,550 (44)#272 (180)#674 (4)—#465 (9)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1881 at #222.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 20,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,000uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 2,600uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,500uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Polly is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 18,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 15,000 to 1 in 21,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Polly by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,487CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,921TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Polly (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
PollyCanadaGirls#3,0446
PollyEngland & WalesGirls#204242
PollyIrelandGirls#32512
PollyNorthern IrelandGirls#2905
PollyScotlandGirls#4297
PollyUSGirls#2,29879
PollyUSBoys—too few