Polo
Polo is a masculine given name and nickname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Polo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Polo is a masculine given name and nickname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Polo
Polo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1917, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2001, when 21 Polos were born — ranking #3,842 that year. As of 2026, Polo ranks #7,410 for baby boys with 9 births, gradually rising (+5%). In total, more than 608 Polos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Polo
Polo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 608 births in the dataset. Polo's peak popularity came in 2001 when it ranked #2,522. Use the chart and map above to compare Polo's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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