Girls' name · since 1914
Pollyanna
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 1,129 babies named Pollyanna, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,892 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,129
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,129 babies have been named Pollyanna since 1914, making it today's #6139 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pollyanna has been recorded 1,129 times among girls since 1914, currently ranked #6139 nationally and more common than 65% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #6,892 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,139 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,129 born since 1914
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pollyanna ranks #6,892 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,139 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,129 born since 1914, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,892 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,139 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,129
- born since 1914
- 1960s
- peak decade
Pollyanna's 1,129 recorded births place it above 90.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Pollyanna compares
1,129 Top 30% higher than 70% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Pollyanna's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Pollyanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,129 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 21 | 19,840 |
Pollyanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pollyanna's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1935, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pollyanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Pollyanna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (284 births, 25% of the file).
1960s was Pollyanna's strongest decade.
284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Pollyanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 87
1910s
87 births
- 1920s
1920s
155 births
- 1930s 59
1930s
59 births
- 1940s 52
1940s
52 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s
1960s
284 births
- 1970s
1970s
171 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s 41
2000s
41 births
- 2010s 84
2010s
84 births
- 2020s 68
2020s
68 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 284 births (25% of all-time use).
How Pollyanna compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pollyanna's total volume
Pollyanna by state
Where Pollyanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 6 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 5 | 0.4% |
16 of 1,129 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Pollyanna's data
- Pollyanna's decade-level peak was the 1960s (284 total births); usage has since declined to 68 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Pollyannas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pollyanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
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, 1914–2025 (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 Pollyanna 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.