girl's name

Pola

  • Origin Polish
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 2,555

Northern Ireland

#466

2022 births

Pola is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Pola is a name of Polish origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2016, when 103 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 13,173 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2004.

Pola over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

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Births named Pola by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 83
2010s 757
2020s (to 2025) 409

How popular is Pola?

In 2025, Pola was given to 40 babies in England and Wales, ranking #884 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Pola is used

Northern Ireland #466 3 in 2022
Scotland #499 6 in 2024
Ireland #786 4 in 2025
England & Wales #884 40 in 2025
France #3,005 10 in 2025
United States #9,705 10 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.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Pola

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

Parents who like Pola also like

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

Pola in other languages

The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.

Polish
Apolonia
Romanian
Apolonia

Sibling names for Pola

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

Common questions about Pola

How popular is the name Pola?

In 2025, Pola was given to 40 babies in England and Wales, ranking #884 that year. It is a rare choice.

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

Pola is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Pola most popular?

Pola peaked in 2016, when 103 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Pola a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Pola currently ranks #499 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.