How Many People Are Named Pola?
An estimated 371 people in the United States have the first name Pola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Pola peaked in popularity in 1926 with 25 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pola as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Pola paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
371
About 1 in 923,866 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
1926
25 births
Total Registered
672
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pola
Pola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 672 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pola as a female name
Ranked #11,935 in 2023
8 female births in 2023
Peak: 1926 (25 births)
Pola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pola span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 147 babies were registered. While Pola is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pola by Decade
How has Pola tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Pola by State
Birth registrations for Pola span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in California, New York, Illinois. On average, about 21 Polas were registered per state.
Pola + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pola as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pola
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pola?
We estimate approximately 371 people named Pola are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 923,866 Americans share this first name.
Is Pola a common name?
Pola is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 672 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pola most popular?
Pola reached peak popularity in 1926, when 25 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pola is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pola a female name?
Pola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pola Smith, Pola Johnson, Pola Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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