Worldwide, ポリーナ (Polina 
, ポリーナ 
, Poļina) is a common primarily feminine, but very infrequently boy's forename. The forename ポリーナ is characteristic of Bulgaria, where it is quite a common primarily female, but scarcely boy's name, Cyprus, where it is quite a common girly name, and Georgia. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Nigeria, and Russia. Very seldom, ポリーナ is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Polina | Russia, Mexico, Nigeria, Bulgaria, India |
| ポリーナ | Japan |
Apollinaria, Palina, Paolina, Pauliina, Paulina, Pauline, Pavlina, Pavlína, Policarp, Policarpo, Polikarp, Polycarp, Polycarpe, Polycarpos, Polykarp, Polykarpus, Πολύκαρπος, Аполинария, Аполлинария, Павлина, Палін, Паліна, Паулина, Паулина, Полин, Полин, Полина, Полинка, Полиночка, Поля, Поліна, פאולינה, פולינה, بولين, بولينا, پاولينا, ポリーヌ, ポーリーン, 寶林, 寶琳, and 波林
ポリーナ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Polina Andryevna , the character in the play "The Seagull"; Polina (Pauline) , the operatic character in the opera The Gambler by Sergei Prokofiev and Polina , the operatic character in the opera The Queen of Spades by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.