Recorded 1916–1939 Girls' name Peak 1930 22 births

Pollye — girls' name

22 babies named Pollye in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51930s17
1930s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Pollye was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

6 babies were named Pollye in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Pollye

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Pollye between 1916 and 1939, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Pollye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1939. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Pollye performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Pollye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Pollye 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 22 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.

Pollye at a glance

Last recorded 1939

Total births

22

Since 1916

24 years of records

Peak year

1930

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1939

Active since

1916

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1939

Pollye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1939–1916

Last recorded 1939
Peak year (1930)
6
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
4.555.566.5 1939193119301916 5

Pollye by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
17 births that decade — 77% of Pollye's all-time total
1910s51930s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pollye?
22 babies have been named Pollye since 1916. It was last recorded in 1939. The peak year was 1930 with 6 births.
When was Pollye most popular?
Pollye was most popular in the 1930s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Pollye been used?
Pollye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 24 years of data through 1939.
What names are similar to Pollye?
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, 1916–1939 (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.