Girls' name · since 1962
Pollyanne
Pollyanne has 22 recorded births since 1962 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #44,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Pollyanne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 22 have been recorded since 1962.
Social Security Administration records show Pollyanne recorded 22 times among girls since 1962, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1971.
- #44,949 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 22 born since 1962
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pollyanne ranks #44,949 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1962, peaking in the 1960s.
- #44,949 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 22
- born since 1962
- 1960s
- peak decade
Pollyanne's 22 recorded births place it above 37.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Pollyanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Pollyanne's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1964, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Pollyanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1971
- Peak year (1962)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Pollyanne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (17 births, 77% of the file).
1960s was Pollyanne's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 77% of all-time use.
Pollyanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
17 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 17 births (77% of all-time use).
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- Pollyanne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Pollyanne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~9 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, 1962–1971 (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 Pollyanne 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.