Recorded 1920–1973 Girls' name Peak 1948 166 births

Pollyann — girls' name

166 babies named Pollyann in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s231930s261940s361950s171960s501970s14
1960s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Pollyann was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

11 babies were named Pollyann in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pollyann

The Social Security Administration has registered 166 babies named Pollyann between 1920 and 1973, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pollyann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pollyann performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Pollyann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pollyann 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 166 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.

Pollyann at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

166

Since 1920

54 years of records

Peak year

1948

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1920

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1973

Pollyann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1920

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1948)
11
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
4681012 19731966196119501943193319251920 5

Pollyann by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
50 births that decade — 30% of Pollyann's all-time total
1920s231930s261940s361950s171960s501970s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pollyann?
166 babies have been named Pollyann since 1920. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1948 with 11 births.
When was Pollyann most popular?
Pollyann was most popular in the 1960s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Pollyann been used?
Pollyann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 54 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Pollyann?
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.

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, 1920–1973 (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.