How Many People Are Named Pollyanna?
An estimated 713 people in the United States have the first name Pollyanna. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 45 years old, and Pollyanna peaked in popularity in 1964 with 53 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pollyanna 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 Pollyanna paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
713
About 1 in 480,721 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
45
years old
Peak Year
1964
53 births
Total Registered
1,110
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pollyanna
Pollyanna is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,110 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pollyanna as a female name
Ranked #8,284 in 2024
13 female births in 2024
Peak: 1964 (53 births)
Pollyanna: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pollyanna span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 284 babies were registered. Pollyanna has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Pollyanna by Decade
How has Pollyanna 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.
Pollyanna by State
Birth registrations for Pollyanna span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Indiana, Kentucky. The lowest are in Kentucky, Indiana, California. On average, about 9 Pollyannas were registered per state.
Pollyanna + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pollyanna as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Pollyanna: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pollyanna?
We estimate approximately 713 people named Pollyanna 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 480,721 Americans share this first name.
Is Pollyanna a common name?
Pollyanna is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,110 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pollyanna most popular?
Pollyanna reached peak popularity in 1964, when 53 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pollyanna is approximately 45 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pollyanna a female name?
Pollyanna is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pollyanna Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pollyanna Smith, Pollyanna Johnson, Pollyanna 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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