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Girl name

Pollyann

100% girls · last recorded 1973

Pollyann has been given to about 166 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1948, which makes it a midcentury name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 112
Median age today66 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Pollyann per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1948 · 11
  • Born in 20250
  • All time166

How popular is Pollyann?

Its best year was 1948, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 3304th. The typical living American called Pollyann is about 66 years old today.

Names that sound like Pollyann

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Jolynn0.67
  2. Joann0.62
  3. Roxann0.62
  4. Juliann0.62
  5. Roseann0.57
  6. Polly0.57
  7. Louann0.57
  8. Maryann0.55

Middle names for Pollyann

Ranked by flow score
  1. Pollyann Eve0.80
  2. Pollyann Elizabeth0.78
  3. Pollyann Josephine0.78
  4. Pollyann Anne0.78
  5. Pollyann Rose0.77
  6. Pollyann Louise0.77

Sibling names for Pollyann

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Ruthiesister · 0.57
  2. Ramonasister · 0.56
  3. Gwensister · 0.56
  4. Frankieeither · 0.52
  5. Louiebrother · 0.52
  6. Kennethbrother · 0.51

Where Pollyann is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Pollyann Anderson0.74
    2. Pollyann White0.72
    3. Pollyann Reyes0.72
    4. Pollyann Moore0.72
    5. Pollyann Lee0.72
    6. Pollyann Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Pollyann

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.