Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Polly

#836 most common girls' name of all time · #1,510 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#836
Rank overall
#1,510 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
29,708
Since 2016
615
Peak year
1964 #361
Best rank
#225 1881
Girls Boys peak 688/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Polly is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 79 — 79 #2,299
2024 87 — 87 #2,179
2023 66 — 66 #2,646
2022 68 — 68 #2,581
2021 63 — 63 #2,716
2020 54 — 54 #2,967
2019 49 — 49 #3,223
2018 52 — 52 #3,107
2017 46 — 46 #3,388
2016 51 — 51 #3,184
2015 51 — 51 #3,213
2014 51 — 51 #3,184
2013 44 — 44 #3,514
2012 45 — 45 #3,525
2011 44 — 44 #3,550
2010 35 — 35 #4,181
2009 37 — 37 #4,108
2008 35 — 35 #4,360
2007 33 — 33 #4,477
2006 43 — 43 #3,618
2005 44 — 44 #3,405
2004 28 — 28 #4,708
2003 27 — 27 #4,670
2002 20 — 20 #5,673
2001 30 — 30 #4,109
2000 25 — 25 #4,649
1999 21 — 21 #5,040
1998 39 — 39 #3,174
1997 39 — 39 #3,036
1996 39 — 39 #3,030
1995 39 — 39 #2,977
1994 48 — 48 #2,588
1993 33 — 33 #3,352
1992 50 — 50 #2,513
1991 62 — 62 #2,137
1990 55 — 55 #2,290
1989 64 — 64 #1,982
1988 43 — 43 #2,489
1987 61 — 61 #1,880
1986 56 — 56 #1,952
1985 66 — 66 #1,727
1984 67 — 67 #1,634
1983 62 — 62 #1,734
1982 82 — 82 #1,462
1981 81 — 81 #1,491
1980 107 — 107 #1,227
1979 114 — 114 #1,161
1978 112 — 112 #1,141
1977 188 — 188 #796
1976 125 — 125 #1,006
1975 155 — 155 #863
1974 212 — 212 #694
1973 220 — 220 #680
1972 236 — 236 #646
1971 308 — 308 #569
1970 297 — 297 #591
1969 296 — 296 #572
1968 372 — 372 #503
1967 399 — 399 #476
1966 421 — 421 #461
1965 447 — 447 #453
1964 688 — 688 #361
1963 572 — 572 #402
1962 566 — 566 #406
1961 659 — 659 #376
1960 610 — 610 #384
1959 505 — 505 #423
1958 540 — 540 #395
1957 509 — 509 #411
1956 550 — 550 #376
1955 588 — 588 #360
1954 493 — 493 #387
1953 513 — 513 #377
1952 434 — 434 #399
1951 473 — 473 #373
1950 463 — 463 #373
1949 473 — 473 #363
1948 427 — 427 #385
1947 443 — 443 #380
1946 452 — 452 #358
1945 398 — 398 #343
1944 417 — 417 #335
1943 427 — 427 #347
1942 413 — 413 #344
1941 435 — 435 #314
1940 416 — 416 #312
1939 418 — 418 #300
1938 351 — 351 #342
1937 372 — 372 #321
1936 370 — 370 #317
1935 377 — 377 #324
1934 436 — 436 #297
1933 372 — 372 #324
1932 416 — 416 #314
1931 379 6 385 #328
1930 373 5 378 #336
1929 394 — 394 #326
1928 390 — 390 #339
1927 332 — 332 #376
1926 338 — 338 #366
1925 320 — 320 #380
1924 340 8 348 #370
1923 312 — 312 #375
1922 324 — 324 #367
1921 285 — 285 #402
1920 289 — 289 #386
1919 249 — 249 #409
1918 292 5 297 #382
1917 267 — 267 #385
1916 254 — 254 #390
1915 209 — 209 #414
1914 164 — 164 #414
1913 138 — 138 #421
1912 145 — 145 #383
1911 91 — 91 #428
1910 110 — 110 #371
1909 82 — 82 #404
1908 83 — 83 #399
1907 77 — 77 #404
1906 85 — 85 #364
1905 71 — 71 #402
1904 80 — 80 #366
1903 73 — 73 #373
1902 62 — 62 #395
1901 62 — 62 #376
1900 78 — 78 #378
1899 57 — 57 #385
1898 75 — 75 #361
1897 66 — 66 #363
1896 68 — 68 #351
1895 76 — 76 #327
1894 78 — 78 #314
1893 61 — 61 #346
1892 65 — 65 #330
1891 58 — 58 #332
1890 57 — 57 #337
1889 56 — 56 #329
1888 60 — 60 #308
1887 48 — 48 #308
1886 58 — 58 #274
1885 43 — 43 #307
1884 48 — 48 #277
1883 33 — 33 #306
1882 41 — 41 #274
1881 48 — 48 #225
1880 41 — 41 #245