Meaning and history
Pollie is an English feminine spelling variant of Polly. Polly developed as a rhyming diminutive of Molly, itself a traditional pet form of Mary. Mary comes from Hebrew Miriam, whose original meaning remains uncertain despite many proposed interpretations. The name family’s importance derives above all from Mary, mother of Jesus. Pollie was used especially in the nineteenth century but is now uncommon. Reliable prominent real-life bearers with this exact spelling are limited.
18881888: 13 births, rank #747
1889: no US SSA record for this spelling
1890: 15 births, rank #715
1891: 16 births, rank #691
1892: no US SSA record for this spelling
18931893: 16 births, rank #760
1894: 16 births, rank #776
1895: 16 births, rank #812
1896: 12 births, rank #990
1897: 23 births, rank #656
18981898: 19 births, rank #785
1899: 13 births, rank #929
1900: 19 births, rank #879
1901: 21 births, rank #720
1902: no US SSA record for this spelling
19031903: 19 births, rank #805
1904: 20 births, rank #829
1905: 18 births, rank #894
1906: 15 births, rank #997
19071907: 24 births, rank #771
Pollie rose from #997 to #771 for girls between 1906 and 1907. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 24.