Polly

Boy · recorded 1918–1931

  • 1931last recorded
  • 1924best year

Most popular in 1924.

Last recorded in 1931. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Polly.

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Its story

Popularity since 1918

04719181921192519281931

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 4 recorded years as a table
Polly, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19185
19247
19305
19316

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Polly isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1931
6
Rank in 1931
#3,390
How rare
1 in 173,277 boys
Since 1918
24

Polly was last recorded in 1931. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1924, at 7 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Polly doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.