Girls' name · since 1911
Pola
682 babies named Pola in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,499 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 682
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
682 babies have been named Pola since 1911, making it today's #9499 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Pola recorded 682 times among girls since 1911, holding rank #9499 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #9,673 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,499 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 682 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pola ranks #9,673 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,499 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 682 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,673 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,499 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 682
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pola's 682 recorded births place it above 86.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Pola compares
682 Top 39% higher than 61% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pola's all-time total is 81% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pola | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 682 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Pola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pola's full recorded timeline at 1958, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pola popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (1926)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Pola by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (147 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Pola's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Pola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 51
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
147 births
- 1930s 54
1930s
54 births
- 1940s
1940s
68 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 20
1990s
20 births
- 2000s 56
2000s
56 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 147 births (22% of all-time use).
How Pola compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pola's total volume
Pola by state
Where Pola concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 31 | 4.5% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 26 | 3.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 21 | 3.1% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.9% |
31 of 682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Pola's data
- Pola's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (147 total births) through the 2020s (61) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Polas (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~114 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pola draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.