Polly

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A few things about Polly you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Polly

Polly Bergen

American actress (1930-2014)

Choose Polly and your child shares a first name with Polly Bergen, an American actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Polly, like who?” Polly Bergen's Wikipedia article is available in 32 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 20,325 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Polly, 79 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Polly would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPolly has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Pollys, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1881, when it ranked #222. Today it's #2,298, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowPolly is 3.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 72,464 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 20,325.
• 🚀TrendPolly has climbed 668 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #2,298. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Polly

Polly is a girl name of Anglo Saxon, English and Hebrew origin. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-lly”. US birth records list Polly for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked #222 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,298, with 79 babies.

Origin:Anglo Saxon namesEnglish namesHebrew namesLatin names