Polly

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Polly is a given name, most often feminine, which originated as a variant of Molly. Polly may also be a short form of names such as Polina, Polona, Pauline, Paula, or Paulina.

From Wikipedia

Polly first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1964 with 688 babies (rank #361 that year). In 2024 it was given to 86 girls (rank #2,206). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Polly

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Polly yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

29,624

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

688

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Peaky Blinders: Polly Gray — the Shelby aunt and matriarch
In The Chronicles of Narnia: Polly Plummer — the Magician's Nephew era

Famous people named Polly

Polly Bergenfilm actor · b. 1930
Polly Hollidayactor · b. 1937
Polly Walkerfilm actor · b. 1966

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	41	#245
1881	48	#225
1882	41	#277
1883	33	#312
1884	48	#281
1885	43	#311
1886	58	#275
1887	48	#309
1888	60	#310
1889	56	#332
1890	57	#341
1891	58	#334
1892	65	#332
1893	61	#348
1894	78	#317
1895	76	#329
1896	68	#353
1897	66	#365
1898	75	#365
1899	57	#386
1900	78	#379
1901	62	#377
1902	62	#397
1903	73	#375
1904	80	#367
1905	71	#404
1906	85	#367
1907	77	#407
1908	83	#404
1909	82	#405
1910	110	#373
1911	91	#429
1912	145	#383
1913	138	#421
1914	164	#417
1915	209	#417
1916	254	#392
1917	267	#385
1918	292	#384
1919	249	#411
1920	289	#386
1921	285	#402
1922	324	#367
1923	312	#376
1924	340	#370
1925	320	#380
1926	338	#367
1927	332	#376
1928	390	#340
1929	394	#326
1930	373	#335
1931	379	#329
1932	416	#314
1933	372	#324
1934	436	#297
1935	377	#324
1936	370	#318
1937	372	#321
1938	351	#342
1939	418	#300
1940	416	#313
1941	435	#313
1942	413	#344
1943	427	#347
1944	417	#335
1945	398	#343
1946	452	#358
1947	443	#380
1948	427	#385
1949	473	#363
1950	463	#374
1951	473	#374
1952	434	#399
1953	513	#377
1954	493	#387
1955	588	#360
1956	550	#376
1957	509	#411
1958	540	#395
1959	505	#423
1960	610	#384
1961	659	#376
1962	566	#406
1963	572	#402
1964	688	#361
1965	447	#453
1966	421	#461
1967	399	#476
1968	372	#503
1969	296	#573
1970	297	#593
1971	308	#571
1972	236	#649
1973	220	#680
1974	212	#696
1975	155	#867
1976	125	#1,007
1977	188	#798
1978	112	#1,146
1979	114	#1,165
1980	107	#1,235
1981	81	#1,499
1982	82	#1,468
1983	62	#1,743
1984	67	#1,652
1985	65	#1,752
1986	56	#1,969
1987	61	#1,895
1988	43	#2,518
1989	64	#1,992
1990	55	#2,308
1991	62	#2,153
1992	50	#2,542
1993	33	#3,398
1994	48	#2,614
1995	39	#3,006
1996	39	#3,076
1997	39	#3,086
1998	39	#3,210
1999	21	#5,164
2000	25	#4,754
2001	30	#4,176
2002	20	#5,845
2003	27	#4,782
2004	28	#4,788
2005	43	#3,489
2006	43	#3,661
2007	33	#4,541
2008	35	#4,429
2009	37	#4,169
2010	35	#4,279
2011	44	#3,590
2012	44	#3,633
2013	43	#3,626
2014	51	#3,217
2015	51	#3,244
2016	51	#3,213
2017	46	#3,425
2018	52	#3,147
2019	49	#3,259
2020	54	#2,995
2021	63	#2,742
2022	68	#2,595
2023	66	#2,668
2024	86	#2,206