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Polina

Girl

Meaning of Polina: Russian: 'small'

Polina is a girl's name most strongly associated with Russian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3165th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1672nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3165

48 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1672

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,334

First recorded 1991 · peak 2017

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 17 babies1996: 9 babies1997: 10 babies1998: 16 babies1999: 23 babies2000: 23 babies20002001: 23 babies2002: 24 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 31 babies2005: 35 babies2006: 38 babies2007: 46 babies2008: 38 babies2009: 47 babies2010: 48 babies20102011: 53 babies2012: 66 babies2013: 63 babies2014: 51 babies2015: 67 babies2016: 73 babies2017: 74 babies2018: 58 babies2019: 53 babies2020: 40 babies20202021: 58 babies2022: 53 babies2023: 51 babies2024: 48 babies2025: 48 babies
US babies named Polina per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 74.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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