Polo

POH-loh /ˈpoʊloʊ/
boy 2 syllables cooling

Polo is a rare variant of Polly that peaked in 2001 and has grown less common since.

Polo is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #8,750 for boy births in the United States (and #18,135 across all names), given to 9 babies. Polo was first reported in SSA data in 1917 and peaked in 2001 (21 births).

About the name Polo

PronunciationPOH-loh /ˈpoʊloʊ/
CultureGerman
#8,750U.S. rank among boys 2025
#18,135among all names 2025
9U.S. births 2025
21peak births 2001
1917first in SSA data

Names similar to Polo

How popular is Polo?

Boys named Polo 9 in 2025
19171920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Polo per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1917–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Polo total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
202599#8,750
20241111#7,628
20231515#6,152
20221414#6,392
20211414#6,259
20201919#4,992
20191111#7,504
201855#13,620
201766#11,849
20161111#7,485
201588#9,358
201466#11,776
20131010#7,953
20121717#5,436
20111818#5,142
20101414#6,291
20091212#7,129
200888#9,634
200799#8,735
20061414#6,018
200566#11,121
200499#8,014
20031010#7,106
20021414#5,324
20012121#3,946
20001313#5,505
19991313#5,250
19981616#4,364
199714—#4,619
199616—#4,138
199512—#5,039
199412—#5,040
19939—#6,104
199212—#4,793
19919—#5,821
19908—#6,264
198913—#4,221
19888—#5,594
198610—#4,391
19836—#6,037
19825—#7,101
19655—#4,302
19586—#3,836
19576—#3,880
19555—#4,263
19548—#3,116
19505—#4,073
19496—#3,616
19488—#2,953
19445—#3,795
19386—#3,445
19376—#3,440
19355—#4,034
19315—#4,200
192811—#2,612
19257—#3,657
19246—#4,236
19236—#4,145
19217—#3,794
19207—#3,746
19196—#4,059
19176—#3,880