Boys' name · since 1917
Polo
Polo has 599 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2001 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,081 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,310 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 599
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Polo currently ranks #8310 among boys' names in America, with 599 babies recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Polo recorded 599 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #8310 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #7,081 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,310 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 599 born since 1917
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Polo ranks #7,081 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,310 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 599 born since 1917, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,081 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,310 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 599
- born since 1917
- 1990s
- peak decade
Polo's 599 recorded births place it above 84.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Polo compares
599 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Polo's all-time total is 62% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Polo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 599 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 34 | 22,252 |
Polo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Polo splits its recorded history at 1995: 63% of all births land in the more recent half, 37% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1931 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 21 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Polo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Polo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (121 births, 20% of the file).
1990s was Polo's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Polo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 44
1920s
44 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 19
1940s
19 births
- 1950s 30
1950s
30 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
121 births
- 2000s
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 121 births (20% of all-time use).
How Polo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Polo's total volume
Polo by state
Where Polo concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 44 | 7.3% |
| #2 | California | | 29 | 4.8% |
44 of 599 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Polo's data
- Polo's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (121 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Polos (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Polo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Polo 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.