boy's name

Pol

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 3,274

Ireland

#369

1990 births

Pol is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in France in 1907, when 70 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in France.
  • Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 1900.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Pol over time

Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

470
'00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Pol by decade in France
Decade Births
1900s 470
1910s 430
1920s 465
1930s 260
1940s 145
1950s 110
1960s 75
1970s 65
1980s 105
1990s 295
2000s 450
2010s 250
2020s (to 2025) 65

How popular is Pol?

In 2025, Pol was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Where Pol is used

Ireland #369 3 in 1990
Northern Ireland #408 4 in 2021
France #2,965 10 in 2025
England & Wales #4,115 5 in 2025
United States #8,677 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Pol

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Pol also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Pol over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Pol

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Pol — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Pol

How popular is the name Pol?

In 2025, Pol was given to 10 babies in France. It is a rare choice.

Is Pol a girl's or a boy's name?

Pol is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Pol?

Pol has 1 syllable.

When was Pol most popular?

Pol peaked in 1907, when 70 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Pol a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Pol currently ranks #2,965 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.