US rank #3291 Girls' name Peak 2017 1,286 births

Polina — #3291 US girls' name

1,286 babies named Polina in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#3291
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 81% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

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

2017
Single peak year

74 babies were named Polina in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Polina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,286 babies named Polina between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Polina currently holds the #3291 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 74 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Polina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 606 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Polina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 216 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Polina in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Polina 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 1,286 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.

Polina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,286

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2017

74 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,291

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Polina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
74
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941991 8

Polina by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
606 births that decade — 47% of Polina's all-time total
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Polina by state

Where Polina concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Polina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
216 16.8%
#2 New York
154 12.0%
#3 Florida
133 10.3%
#4 Washington
59 4.6%
#5 Texas
16 1.2%
#6 Massachusetts
5 0.4%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.4%
California share of Polina's total US births 16.8%
Even split

216 of 1,286 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Polina?
1,286 babies have been named Polina since 1991. It currently ranks #3291 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 74 births.
When was Polina most popular?
Polina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 606 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Polina most popular?
The top states for the name Polina are California (216 births), New York (154 births), Florida (133 births).
How long has the name Polina been used?
Polina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Polina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Polly, Pollie, Pollyanna, Pola, 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, 1991–2024 (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.