Pollyanna

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

⭐ Famous Pollyanna

Pollyanna McIntosh

Scottish-born actress

Choose Pollyanna and your child shares a first name with Pollyanna McIntosh, a Scottish-born actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Pollyanna, like who?” Pollyanna McIntosh's Wikipedia article is available in 23 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 84,746 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Pollyanna, 19 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Pollyanna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryPollyanna first shows up in US birth records in 1914, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 111 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1964, when it ranked #1,559. Today it's #6,116, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📈Then vs nowPollyanna is 3.6× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 303,030 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 84,746.
• 🚀TrendPollyanna has climbed 4,974 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #6,116. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.

About the name Pollyanna

Pollyanna is a girl name of English origin. It has 9 letters and 3 syllables, starting with P and ending in “-nna”. US birth records list Pollyanna for girls from 1914 to 2025, in 91 of those 112 years. Its best year was 1964, when it ranked #1,559 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #6,116, with 19 babies.

Origin:English names