Pollyanna Name Popularity and Statistics

Pollyanna is predominantly used for girls. The statistics below show this exact spelling in official U.S. records.

Meaning, origin, and pronunciation details are shown only after they have been independently reviewed.

Most Recent Year on Record2025
Total Recorded U.S. Births1,129
First Year on Record1914

Pollyanna popularity by year

YearUsage categoryBirthsRank
2025Girls19#6,116
2024Girls13#7,967
2023Girls9#10,312
2022Girls9#10,383
2021Girls10#9,562
2020Girls8#11,090
2019Girls8#11,356
2018Girls8#11,427
2017Girls8#11,615
2016Girls8#11,781
2015Girls12#8,931
2014Girls9#10,955
2013Girls9#11,000
2012Girls5#16,869
2011Girls10#10,374
2010Girls7#13,448
2009Girls6#15,242
2008Girls11#10,084
2007Girls7#13,924
2003Girls6#13,844
2002Girls5#15,432
2000Girls6#13,154
1999Girls9#9,479
1998Girls7#11,138

Ranks compare names only within the same year and source category. Birth totals are historical records, not an exact count of living people.

Peak recorded years

These are the years with the highest recorded birth totals for this exact spelling and usage category, ordered from the largest total downward.

1964 · Girls

53 recorded births and rank #1,559.

1961 · Girls

43 recorded births and rank #1,742.

1966 · Girls

30 recorded births and rank #2,147.

1963 · Girls

30 recorded births and rank #2,172.

Where Pollyanna ranked highest in 1975

State rankings are calculated separately for girls and boys within each state. The SSA omits state-level names recorded fewer than five times, so low visible counts can still represent a relatively high state rank.

Highest state rankings for Girls

StateRankRecorded births
CA#1,6956

View the complete state-by-state table for Pollyanna