US rank #15876 Girls' name Peak 2012 135 births

Polette — #15876 US girls' name

135 babies named Polette in U.S. Social Security records since 1988, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s121990s282000s102010s632020s22
#15876
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 10% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Polette was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

12 babies were named Polette in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Polette

The Social Security Administration has registered 135 babies named Polette between 1988 and 2024, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Polette currently holds the #15876 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Polette performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Polette shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Polette in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Polette in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 135 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Polette at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

135

Since 1988

37 years of records

Peak year

2012

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#15,876

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1988

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2024

Polette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1988

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
12
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
468101214 20242019201420112006199319891988 6

Polette by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
63 births that decade — 47% of Polette's all-time total
1980s121990s282000s102010s632020s22

Polette by state

Where Polette concentrates geographically — total births since 1988

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Polette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
12 8.9%
#2 California
11 8.1%
Texas share of Polette's total US births 8.9%
Even split

12 of 135 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Polette?
135 babies have been named Polette since 1988. It currently ranks #15876 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 12 births.
When was Polette most popular?
Polette was most popular in the 2010s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Polette most popular?
The top states for the name Polette are Texas (12 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Polette been used?
Polette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1988, spanning 37 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Polette?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1988–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.