53%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage Literature Pronounced Pron. /ˌpɑl.i.ˈæn.ə/(American English) /ˌpɒl.i.ˈæn.ə/(British English) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Combination of Polly and Anna. This was the name of the main character in Eleanor H. Porter's novel Pollyanna (1913). PopularityDetails Last ranked #944 in 2013 England and Wales People think this name isRate·Details classic youthful natural wholesome refined strange comedic Categories artists, combinations, ends in -anna, literature, models, TV presenters