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The baby name Polo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: POH-loh (/ˈpoʊloʊ/); Spanish/Italian: POH-lo (/ˈpolo/).

Polo is Italian, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Italian, Spanish
Pronunciation: English: POH-loh (/ˈpoʊloʊ/); Spanish/Italian: POH-lo (/ˈpolo/)

What is the meaning of the name Polo ?

The baby name Polo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: POH-loh (/ˈpoʊloʊ/); Spanish/Italian: POH-lo (/ˈpolo/).

Polo is Italian, Spanish in Origin.

Polo is a Romance nickname-turned-given name with roots in Italian and Spanish. It most often arose as a familiar short form of Pol-bearing names such as Paolo/Pablo (from Latin Paulus, "small, humble"), Apolo/Apolonio (from Apollo, "of the sun"), Hipólito (from Hippolytos, "freer of horses"), or Leopoldo/Policarpo, so its meaning depends on the parent name. The surname Polo likewise developed in medieval Italy and Iberia from such bynames and, in some cases, from Latin polus via Greek polos, "pole, axis".

Best known as a surname borne by the Venetian explorer Marco Polo, the name's independent given-name use has risen in the 20th-21st centuries in Spain, Latin America, and the Philippines, where it feels casual and lively. Related forms and cognates include Pol (Catalan), Paolo, Pablo, Paulo, Paul, and Apollo/Apolo; feminine counterparts are Paola, Paula, and Apolonia. Variant nicknames include Pol, Poldo, and Polo itself.

Polo has the following similar or variant Names

Polo – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KH Boys 0 #9 1 270
HT 0 #12 1 399
HT Boys 0 #30 5 903
MO 0 #45 8 2,706
AL 0 #76 1 2,372
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
JM 0 #92 2 3,714
SD 0 #101 2 2,130
TW 0 #102 2 4,523
EC 0 #113 9 2,502
OM 0 #120 2 6,215
AZ Boys 0 #131 1 1,400
IQ 0 #132 2 3,533
ID Boys 0 #133 3 4,130
Switzerland Boys 2024 #136 2 1,769
PA 0 #138 1 3,797
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
CR 0 #165 1 5,526
PR Boys 0 #171 8 2,508
UY 0 #181 2 2,477
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
LU Girls 0 #188 3 4,850
AR 0 #191 3 2,915
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
DK 0 #206 1 5,198
EC Boys 0 #210 30 3,322
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
TW Boys 0 #215 27 7,111
LU Boys 0 #218 3 4,970
AL Girls 0 #226 2 4,141
MO Boys 0 #229 6 5,842
MX Boys 0 #236 2,395 16,355
GH 0 #244 5 5,396
NA Boys 0 #246 8 6,830
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
JM Boys 0 #262 11 6,876
MO Girls 0 #262 2 7,056
GR Boys 0 #267 7 6,912
SG 0 #279 4 11,010
IL 0 #280 3 6,291
TW Girls 0 #287 3 8,139
KZ Boys 0 #289 8 6,578
GT 0 #296 19 5,948
AL Boys 0 #299 5 5,122
CN Boys 0 #299 21 9,639
JP Boys 0 #302 2 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #303 3 6,530
Canada Boys 2021 #311 5 2,600
PE 0 #321 9 6,350
PL Boys 0 #322 14 6,459
DK Boys 0 #330 3 7,401
GH Boys 0 #332 14 8,138
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
QA Girls 0 #342 2 15,378
MU Boys 0 #347 11 8,477
MX 0 #348 66 8,339
MY 0 #350 5 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #351 1 5,378
HK 0 #351 7 8,483
UY Boys 0 #356 44 5,922
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
CN Girls 0 #359 1 8,829
BR 0 #360 1 5,969
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
PH Boys 0 #373 11 11,440
PT Boys 0 #378 4 7,951
AR Boys 0 #379 90 7,628
CL 0 #388 24 6,867
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
CL Boys 0 #392 356 13,390
GT Boys 0 #393 82 7,625
CO Boys 0 #394 835 15,656
YE 0 #396 3 8,639
BO 0 #400 9 6,868
France Boys 2011 #411 5 2,819
PA Boys 0 #411 71 9,305
OM Girls 0 #424 1 15,987
SD Boys 0 #460 7 10,523
CR Boys 0 #464 24 10,188
CO 0 #468 13 7,768
HK Boys 0 #468 60 12,905
ZA 0 #469 6 14,421
PT Girls 0 #470 2 7,952
RU Boys 0 #476 30 12,621
LY 0 #503 33 12,703
CM Boys 0 #510 41 12,054
PA Girls 0 #514 5 9,861
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
PS Boys 0 #534 15 10,655
UY Girls 0 #534 3 6,731
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
IR Girls 0 #544 2 8,334
PS Girls 0 #545 3 10,981
BO Boys 0 #558 35 9,244
KW Girls 0 #558 4 19,177
IR Boys 0 #563 3 10,162
CR Girls 0 #571 3 11,342
BH 0 #586 2 17,937
AE Girls 0 #596 2 20,968
DZ 0 #596 748 20,130
BD Boys 0 #601 5 10,045
PE Boys 0 #613 285 14,506
IL Boys 0 #619 7 10,983
IQ Boys 0 #624 44 13,071
AR Girls 0 #626 5 8,289
SG Girls 0 #631 2 18,916
HK Girls 0 #643 8 16,104
IL Girls 0 #644 2 11,648
LB 0 #647 12 13,263
BO Girls 0 #650 2 9,488
IN Girls 0 #652 3 13,121
SG Boys 0 #672 26 17,960
IT 0 #699 16 4,183
SY 0 #716 13 11,684
BR Boys 0 #727 25 12,213
QA Boys 0 #735 9 18,093
KW Boys 0 #754 16 18,755
TN 0 #800 30 13,765
Spain Boys 0 #807 124 5,610
NG Girls 0 #820 7 15,093
EG Boys 0 #828 59 15,035
CL Girls 0 #841 11 14,098
OM Boys 0 #862 20 17,948
United States Boys 2024 #883 10 7,044
NG Boys 0 #918 34 16,906
PE Girls 0 #930 14 14,861
Germany Boys 0 #932 21 5,697
NL Boys 0 #936 16 5,873
EG Girls 0 #949 11 14,742
Spain Girls 0 #954 30 5,561
MY Girls 0 #981 14 24,821
IN Boys 0 #984 18 16,750
BR Girls 0 #987 6 12,708
MY Boys 0 #989 123 25,439
SA Girls 0 #1,007 8 25,931
CO Girls 0 #1,039 40 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,039 103 25,928
MA 0 #1,061 68 20,986
ZA Boys 0 #1,065 114 25,619
AE Boys 0 #1,068 25 22,615
MX Girls 0 #1,149 35 17,781
TR 0 #1,179 33 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,304 168 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,416 31 9,415
SA Boys 0 #1,567 48 28,008

Polo is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
France
AE
AL
AO

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People also ask about Polo

Polo is predominantly a boy's name.
Polo is a 2 syllable name, pronounced English: POH-loh (/ˈpoʊloʊ/); Spanish/Italian: POH-lo (/ˈpolo/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Paolo, Pol, Pól, Paulo, Pablo and Paul.
Yes — Polo ranked #136 in Switzerland in 2024, and appears in official birth registries across 4 countries.
Polo ranks highest in Switzerland (#136 in 2024).
Polo's popularity is rising. It moved from #886 in 2014 to #883 in 2024 in United States.