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.

#35,760 of 72,339
all-time among girls
47
born since 1988
1990s
peak 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.

  • #35,760 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 47 born since 1988
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Polet ranks #35,760 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1988, peaking in the 1990s.

#35,760 of 72,339
all-time among girls
47
born since 1988
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Polet's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 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

1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 49% of the file).

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 August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Polet?
47 babies have been named Polet since 1988. All-time, it sits at #35,760 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1988 with 8 births.
Where does Polet sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Polet ranks #35,760 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

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

Keep exploring Polet

Nearby Names Like Polet

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Polet

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Polet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1988–2008 (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 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 August 2026.