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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 222 babies (rank #234 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining 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.

3,493

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

222

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

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with P

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	212	#204
1997	180	#227
1998	130	#288
1999	164	#246
2000	106	#326
2001	131	#288
2002	116	#311
2003	121	#317
2004	141	#294
2005	177	#252
2006	150	#299
2007	186	#262
2008	158	#296
2009	147	#312
2010	157	#301
2011	180	#273
2012	203	#250
2013	210	#238
2014	193	#255
2015	209	#236
2016	222	#234