Polina
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- pa-LEE-na
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,961 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,249 for girls
Polina is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Apollo”. In 2025 it ranked 1,961st for girls in the UK (15 babies) and 3,249th for girls in the US (48 babies).
What does Polina mean?
Greek: Russian form of Apollinaria, often linked with Paulina
“of Apollo”
A Russian name usually derived from Apollinaria, after the Greek god Apollo, though often associated with Paulina.
Is Polina a girl's or a boy's name?
Polina is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 15 girls in the UK and 48 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Polina in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,961among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the UK were named Polina, making it the 1,961st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,780th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 22 girls.
Half of all the girls named Polina in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,892nd in England and Wales.
Polina in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,961 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,726 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 16 | #1,873 |
| 2021 | 13 | #2,202 |
| 2020 | 17 | #1,780 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,485 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,597 |
| 2016 | 20 | #1,653 |
| 2015 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2014 | 21 | #1,544 |
| 2013 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 16 | #1,824 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
How popular is Polina in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,249among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 33,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 48 girls in the US were named Polina, making it the 3,249th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,675th. Its busiest year was 2017, with 74 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
Half of all the girls named Polina in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Polina in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #3,249 |
| 2024 | 48 | #3,277 |
| 2023 | 51 | #3,181 |
| 2022 | 53 | #3,073 |
| 2021 | 58 | #2,892 |
| 2020 | 40 | #3,675 |
| 2019 | 53 | #3,043 |
| 2018 | 58 | #2,868 |
| 2017 | 74 | #2,432 |
| 2016 | 73 | #2,479 |
| 2015 | 67 | #2,646 |
| 2014 | 51 | #3,182 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,725 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,679 |
| 2011 | 53 | #3,131 |
| 2010 | 48 | #3,359 |
| 2009 | 47 | #3,459 |
| 2008 | 38 | #4,088 |
| 2007 | 46 | #3,530 |
| 2006 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2004 | 31 | #4,383 |
| 2003 | 32 | #4,105 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4,902 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 23 | #4,713 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,068 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 17 | #5,434 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
| 1991 | 8 | #9,328 |
Names like Polina
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lyra Pippa Sienna Sophia Athena Arabella Isla Mila Zara Aria Isabella Luna
Names related to Polina
More Greek names
Luca Theodore George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe 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, “Polina: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/polina, updated 20 October 2026.