How Many People Are Named Polly?
An estimated 14,272 people in the United States have the first name Polly. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 62 years old, and Polly peaked in popularity in 1964 with 688 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Polly 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 Polly paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
14,272
About 1 in 24,016 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1964
688 births
Total Registered
29,624
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Polly
Polly is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 29,624 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Polly as a male name
Ranked #3,667 in 1931
6 male births in 1931
Peak: 1924 (8 births)
Polly as a female name
Ranked #2,206 in 2024
86 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (688 births)
Polly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Polly span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 5,068 babies were registered. Polly has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Polly by Decade
How has Polly 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.
Polly by State
Birth registrations for Polly span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Texas, Ohio. The lowest are in Vermont, Alaska, South Dakota. On average, about 497 Pollys were registered per state.
Polly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Polly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Polly
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Polly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Polly?
We estimate approximately 14,272 people named Polly 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 24,016 Americans share this first name.
Is Polly a common name?
Polly is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 29,624 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Polly most popular?
Polly reached peak popularity in 1964, when 688 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Polly is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Polly a female name?
Polly is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Polly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Polly Smith, Polly Johnson, Polly 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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