Polly comes from the Hebrew tradition, meaning Beloved, wished-for child.
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How popular is Polly?
1964peak year
Polly appears in U.S. registration data going all the way back to 1880, when records begin. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1964, 688 babies received the name (ranked #361). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2949), with roughly 59 babies named Polly each year. Polly has been trending upward in recent years. In total, around 29,624 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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