girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Polina

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,284 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#3,284
among girls · ↑38 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
48
named Polina
How common
1 in 33,485
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
74 babies
All-time total
1,334
#6,169 all-time among girls
First recorded
1991
in Social Security records

Polina popularity over time

1,334 babies have been named Polina since 1991, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.030.040.0518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2017Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 93 9 – #4,836
2000s 337 34 +262% #3,501
2010s 606 61 +80% #2,458
2020s (to 2025) 298 50 -18% #2,915

Where Polina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 48 0.03 outside top 500
2027 47 0.03 outside top 500
2028 47 0.03 outside top 500
2029 47 0.03 outside top 500
2030 47 0.03 outside top 500

Where Polina is most popular

Girls named Polina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.032 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, Florida, and California.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Polina born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Washington 18 0.125 +292%
Florida 38 0.089 +179%
California 48 0.057 +80%
New York 18 0.045 +43%
Texas 5 0.006 -80%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Polina

Polina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,284 in 2025 with 48 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1991, 1,334 American babies have been named Polina. Its peak came in 2017, when 74 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Polina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Polina?

The median living Polina is about 11 years old; half are between 6 and 18. An estimated 1,300 people named Polina are alive in the United States today.

median 11 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Polina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 48 #3,284
2024 48 #3,322
2023 51 #3,215
2022 53 #3,113
2021 58 #2,915
2020 40 #3,725
2019 53 #3,077
2018 58 #2,898
2017 74 #2,458
2016 73 #2,498
2015 67 #2,677
2014 51 #3,217
2013 63 #2,759
2012 66 #2,705
2011 53 #3,165
2010 48 #3,399
2009 47 #3,501
2008 38 #4,155
2007 46 #3,586
2006 38 #3,975
2005 35 #4,096
2004 31 #4,462
2003 32 #4,182
2002 24 #5,049
2001 23 #5,136
2000 23 #5,109
1995 17 #5,621
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Famous people named Polina

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Polina Zhemchuzhina Polina Zhemchuzhina Soviet politician (1897–1970) 19th century
  2. 2 Polina Gagarina Polina Gagarina Russian singer and songwriter (born 1987) Contemporary
  3. 3 Polina Zherebtsova Polina Zherebtsova Chechen Russian documentarian, poet, and author b. 1985 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Polina Gelman Polina Gelman Soviet military aviator (1919–2005) Contemporary
  5. 5 Polina Astakhova Polina Astakhova Soviet gymnast (1936–2005) Contemporary
  6. 6 Polina Osipenko Polina Osipenko Soviet aviator (1907–1939) Contemporary
  7. 7 Polina Smolova Belarusian pop singer b. 1980 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Polina Kuznetsova Polina Kuznetsova Russian handball player b. 1987 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Polina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Polina?

The median living Polina is about 11 years old. Half of all living Polinas are between 6 and 18 years old.

How many people named Polina are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Polina are alive in the United States, based on 1,334 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Polina in 2025?

Polina ranked #3,284 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 48 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Polina?

1,334 babies have been named Polina in the United States since 1991, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Polina most popular?

Polina peaked in 2017, when 74 newborns received the name.

Is Polina a boy or girl name?

Polina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Polina rising or falling?

Polina has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Polina become more popular?

Polina looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 47 girls named Polina in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Polina?

Well-known people named Polina include Polina Zhemchuzhina (politician), Polina Gagarina (singer), Polina Zherebtsova (writer).

Names like Polina

Names that sound and feel close to Polina: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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