Pola
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- POH-la
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #865 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #9,454 for girls
Pola is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Apollo”. In 2025 it ranked 865th for girls in the UK (44 babies) and 9,454th for girls in the US (10 babies).
What does Pola mean?
Greek: Polish pet form of Apolonia
“of Apollo”
A Polish short form of Apolonia, borne by silent-film star Pola Negri.
Is Pola a girl's or a boy's name?
Pola is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 44 girls in the UK and 10 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Pola in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #865among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 44about 1 in 6,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 54% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 44 girls in the UK were named Pola, making it the 865th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 413th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 116 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Pola than any year since 2010.
Half of all the girls named Pola in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 872nd in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Pola in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #865 |
| 2024 | 51 | #795 |
| 2023 | 58 | #681 |
| 2022 | 86 | #508 |
| 2021 | 112 | #435 |
| 2020 | 115 | #413 |
| 2019 | 107 | #440 |
| 2018 | 113 | #431 |
| 2017 | 104 | #469 |
| 2016 | 116 | #426 |
| 2015 | 111 | #443 |
| 2014 | 83 | #562 |
| 2013 | 81 | #564 |
| 2012 | 62 | #713 |
| 2011 | 47 | #844 |
| 2010 | 40 | #936 |
| 2009 | 32 | #1,062 |
| 2008 | 31 | #1,064 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,694 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
How popular is Pola in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #9,454among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 10about 1 in 160,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 10 girls in the US were named Pola, making it the 9,454th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 1926, with 25 girls. It first appears in the records in 1911.
Half of all the girls named Pola in the US since 1880 were born between 1927 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
Pola in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | #9,454 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 15 | #7,245 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 9 | #10,467 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,088 |
| 2016 | 15 | #7,599 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 16 | #7,368 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,204 |
| 2011 | 11 | #9,719 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 7 | #13,698 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 15 | #8,094 |
| 2006 | 12 | #9,282 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #15,777 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #11,403 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #9,650 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,492 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 5 | #6,389 |
| 1959 | 5 | #6,244 |
| 1958 | 7 | #4,889 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 7 | #4,384 |
| 1950 | 5 | #5,299 |
| 1949 | 6 | #4,672 |
| 1948 | 7 | #4,203 |
| 1947 | 7 | #4,343 |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,033 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 5 | #4,572 |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,800 |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,347 |
| 1939 | 5 | #4,248 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,924 |
| 1934 | 8 | #3,157 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1930 | 6 | #4,045 |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,680 |
| 1928 | 20 | #1,896 |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,827 |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,666 |
| 1925 | 19 | #2,017 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,307 |
| 1923 | 17 | #2,169 |
| 1922 | 7 | #4,009 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,399 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,973 |
| 1919 | 10 | #3,003 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,807 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,657 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,793 |
| 1914 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,330 |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #2,191 |
Names like Pola
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lola Cora Phoebe Ada Eva Lyla Isla Pippa Bella Lyra Ava Matilda
Names related to Pola
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Margot Luke Chloe Sophie Zoe Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Pola: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/pola, updated 20 October 2026.