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Girl name#736 of girl names

Polly

Pronounced P AA1 L IY0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1964
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Polly?

Polly is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 29,629 children — the 736th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 44% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 1964, when 688 children were given it.

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1964Girls: 688Boys: 0

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
P AA1 L IY0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Polly

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Polly

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Polly?
Polly ranks 736th among girls' names in US records, with 29,629 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 586.
Is Polly a unisex name?
No. Polly is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Polly most popular?
1964, when 688 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.