Girls' name · since 1988

Polet

47 babies named Polet in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

47
total births
1988–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade

Polet sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 47 recorded since 1988.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Polet has been recorded 47 times among girls since 1988, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1988 to 2008.

  • 47 total births
  • 1988–2008 years on record
  • 1990s peak decade
  • 49% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

47 girls have been named Polet since 1988, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2008.

47
total births
1988–2008
years on record
1990s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Polet was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

8 babies were named Polet in 1988 - its busiest year on record.

Polet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Polet's full recorded timeline at 1999, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1995, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Polet at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

47

Since 1988

21 years of records

Peak year

1988

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1988

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2008

Polet popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2008

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1988)
8
Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
456789 19881995199619981999200520072008 6

Polet by decade

Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance

1990s was Polet's strongest decade.

23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Polet births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (49% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Polet?
47 babies have been named Polet since 1988. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
When was Polet most popular?
Polet was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Polet been used?
Polet has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 21 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Polet?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Polly, Polina, Pollie, Pollyanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Polet's data

  • Polet's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2000s (16) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1988–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Polet: Baby Name Since 1988 - 47 Births, Peak 1988." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/polet. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Polet 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 July 2026.