Girls' name · since 1959

Polli

Since 1959, U.S. Social Security records show 13 babies named Polli, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#51,197 of 72,339
all-time among girls
13
born since 1959
1970s
peak decade

13 girls have been named Polli since 1959, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Polli has 13 recorded births among girls since 1959, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 1970.

  • #51,197 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 13 born since 1959
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Polli ranks #51,197 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 13 born since 1959, peaking in the 1970s.

#51,197 of 72,339
all-time among girls
13
born since 1959
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Polli's 13 recorded births place it above 28.96% 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.

Polli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Polli's full recorded timeline at 1970, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Polli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1970

Last recorded 1970
Peak year (1970)
8
Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
456789 19591970 8

Polli by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (8 births, 62% of the file).

1970s was Polli's strongest decade.

8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.

Polli births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 8 births (62% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Polli?
Polli has been given to 13 babies in the U.S. since 1959, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #51,197 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1970. 8 babies were born in 1970, its single highest year.
Where does Polli sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Polli ranks #51,197 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 Polli most popular?
Polli was most popular in the 1970s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
How long has the name Polli been used?
Polli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 12 years of data through 1970.
What names are similar to Polli?
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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Polli: 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, 1959–1970 (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 Polli 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.