Is Polly a boy or girl name?
Polly is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 86 girls and 0 boys were named Polly, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 29,624 US babies named Polly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,206
- Babies named Polly since 1880
- 29,624
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 688 babies
Boys and girls named Polly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 476 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 661 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 753 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 1,919 | 99.7% |
| 1920s | 8 | 3,324 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 11 | 3,864 | 99.7% |
| 1940s | 0 | 4,301 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 5,068 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 5,030 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,967 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 688 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 425 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 321 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 466 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 337 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,206 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,668 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,595 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,742 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,995 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,259 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,147 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,425 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,213 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,244 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,217 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,626 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,633 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,590 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,279 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,169 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,429 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,541 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,661 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,489 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,788 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,782 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,845 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,176 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,754 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 21 | #5,164 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,210 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,086 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,076 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,006 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,614 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,398 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,542 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,153 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,308 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,992 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,518 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,895 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,969 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,752 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,652 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,743 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,468 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,499 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,235 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,165 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,146 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 188 | #798 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 125 | #1,007 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 155 | #867 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 212 | #696 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 220 | #680 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 236 | #649 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 308 | #571 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 297 | #593 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 296 | #573 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 372 | #503 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 399 | #476 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 421 | #461 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 447 | #453 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 688 | #361 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 572 | #402 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 566 | #406 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 659 | #376 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 610 | #384 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 505 | #423 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 540 | #395 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 509 | #411 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 550 | #376 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 588 | #360 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 493 | #387 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 513 | #377 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 434 | #399 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 473 | #374 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 463 | #374 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 473 | #363 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 427 | #385 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 443 | #380 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 452 | #358 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 398 | #343 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 417 | #335 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 427 | #347 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 413 | #344 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 435 | #313 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 416 | #313 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 418 | #300 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 351 | #342 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 372 | #321 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 370 | #318 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 377 | #324 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 436 | #297 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 372 | #324 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 416 | #314 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,667 | 379 | #329 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,427 | 373 | #335 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 394 | #326 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 390 | #340 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 332 | #376 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 338 | #367 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 320 | #380 |
| 1924 | 8 | #3,437 | 340 | #370 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 312 | #376 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 324 | #367 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 285 | #402 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 289 | #386 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 249 | #411 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,657 | 292 | #384 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 267 | #385 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 254 | #392 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 209 | #417 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 164 | #417 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 138 | #421 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 145 | #383 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 91 | #429 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 110 | #373 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 82 | #405 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 83 | #404 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 77 | #407 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 85 | #367 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 71 | #404 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 80 | #367 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 73 | #375 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 62 | #397 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 62 | #377 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 78 | #379 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 57 | #386 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 75 | #365 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 66 | #365 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 68 | #353 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 76 | #329 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 78 | #317 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 61 | #348 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 65 | #332 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 58 | #334 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 57 | #341 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 56 | #332 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 60 | #310 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 48 | #309 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 58 | #275 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 43 | #311 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 48 | #281 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 33 | #312 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 41 | #277 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 48 | #225 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 41 | #245 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Polly reached #3,437 in 1924. As a girl name, it reached #225 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.