Dollie

#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · Last seen for boys in 1938 at #3,534
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 90 births
Debut · girls
69 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
19,237
since 1880

Dollie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Dollie has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201921peak #151, 1881girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,88513—
2024#10,2719—
2023#8,05513—
2022#9,05611—
2021#6,69117—
2020#8,95311—
2019#12,4487—
2018#12,4647—
2017#14,1246—
2016——
2015#16,4195—
2014#16,5135—
2013#11,9698—
2012#12,1998—
2011#13,3477—
2010——
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2005——
2004——
2003#15,7845—
2002——
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1999——
1998#8,58410—
1997#9,0179—
1996——
1995#10,5147—
1994——
1993#8,7199—
1992#7,51211—
1991#5,94915—
1990#6,86712—
1989#7,44910—
1988#5,59814—
1987#5,92312—
1986#5,45913—
1985#4,12619—
1984#4,16618—
1983#3,24225—
1982#3,64722—
1981#2,98629—
1980#2,80032—
1979#3,90319—
1978#3,77719—
1977#3,17624—
1976#2,72828—
1975#2,35734—
1974#2,25435—
1973#2,22335—
1972#2,05738—
1971#2,17537—
1970#1,90445—
1969#1,89743—
1968#1,99936—
1967#1,64048—
1966#1,66945—
1965#1,37964—
1964#1,31173—
1963#1,52254—
1962#1,25877—
1961#1,19386—
1960#1,073100—
1959#1,066100—
1958#981112—
1957#924123—
1956#903123—
1955#916115—
1954#812134—
1953#752147—
1952#674173—
1951#728143—
1950#652171—
1949#650163—
1948#603192—
1947#609192—
1946#545210—
1945#529190—
1944#478223—
1943#513210—
1942#488231—
1941#484209—
1940#457214—
1939#427251—
1938#432240#3,5345
1937#401258—
1936#383275—
1935#379279—
1934#366297—
1933#388277—
1932#381294#3,3616
1931#380289—
1930#339368—
1929#360337—
1928#367349—
1927#344377—
1926#357349—
1925#324424#4,1975
1924#350380—
1923#320410—
1922#318416#4,3075
1921#305454#4,3225
1920#326395—
1919#313404#4,1685
1918#314415#3,0968
1917#314386#3,9815
1916#299404—
1915#304369#3,8255
1914#299306—
1913#295258#2,4966
1912#273272—
1911#277196—
1910#229278—
1909#252200—
1908#255187—
1907#232202—
1906#235184—
1905#221200—
1904#219191—
1903#218193—
1902#226176—
1901#219169—
1900#218205#1,1626
1899#224148—
1898#213181—
1897#206176—
1896#214167—
1895#217157—
1894#207166—
1893#206152—
1892#213144—
1891#211125—
1890#211130—
1889#203130—
1888#194133—
1887#200103—
1886#168136—
1885#174110—
1884#19193—
1883#167100—
1882#16199—
1881#15190—
1880#18069—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Dollie was already there! It came in at #180, and was given to 69 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1994, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Dollie is popular in 1921

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedNHWashington: #258 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,108 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #392 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,093 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #498 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,866 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedIAIndiana: #342 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,945 girlsINOhio: #511 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,489 girlsOHPennsylvania: #408 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 7,731 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #546 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,096 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedUTColorado: #233 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,557 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #240 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsMOKentucky: #238 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsKYWest Virginia: #155 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 814 girlsWVVirginia: #192 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,189 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #172 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 806 girlsARTennessee: #196 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,137 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #208 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,343 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #270 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,208 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #178 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 877 girlsOKLouisiana: #383 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,930 girlsLAMississippi: #202 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,025 girlsMSAlabama: #214 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,335 girlsALGeorgia: #155 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 761 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedHITexas: #243 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 1,202 girlsTXFlorida: #289 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,887 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#155 · 1 in 761
  2. West Virginia#155 · 1 in 814
  3. Arkansas#172 · 1 in 806
  4. Oklahoma#178 · 1 in 877
  5. Virginia#192 · 1 in 1,189

Best ever in a state: #107 in West Virginia, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#155481 in 761
West Virginia#155251 in 814
Arkansas#172261 in 806
Oklahoma#178301 in 877
Virginia#192251 in 1,189
Tennessee#196251 in 1,137
Mississippi#202211 in 1,025
North Carolina#208291 in 1,343
Alabama#214231 in 1,335
Colorado#23361 in 1,557
Kentucky#238201 in 1,579
Missouri#240201 in 1,614
Texas#243491 in 1,202
Washington#25851 in 2,108
South Carolina#270111 in 2,208
Florida#28961 in 1,887
Indiana#34271 in 3,945
Louisiana#38381 in 2,930
Illinois#392121 in 5,093
Pennsylvania#408131 in 7,731
Michigan#49851 in 7,866
Ohio#51161 in 9,489
California#54651 in 6,096
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Dollie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 2,386 spots since 2024 (#10,271 → #7,885)
  • 1,068 spots since 2020 (#8,953 → #7,885)
  • 8,534 spots since 2015 (#16,419 → #7,885)
  • Biggest jump: 54 spots in 1952 (#728 → #674)
  • Biggest drop: 104 spots in 1955 (#812 → #916)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #151 (90 births)
  • Births halved by 1966, 85 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 79 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 79 yrs · run 1880–1958
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,022
  • Highest: 1 in 1,022 girls born in 1881 were named Dollie (0.10%)
  • Latest: 1 in 123,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 20.2% of all girls named Dollie (3,891) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,063#151 (1881)#179
1890s1,546#206 (1897)#212
1900s1,907#218 (1900)#230
1910s3,288#229 (1910)#292
1920s3,891#305 (1921)#337
1930s2,828#339 (1930)#388
1940s2,034#457 (1940)#536
1950s1,341#652 (1950)#841
1960s626#1,073 (1960)#1,494
1970s314#1,904 (1970)#2,655
1980s194#2,800 (1980)#4,540
1990s73#5,949 (1991)#8,166
2000s5#15,784 (2003)#15,784
2010s53#11,969 (2013)#13,685
2020s74#6,691 (2021)#8,485

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Dollie in 1921

girls
#305
454 births · 1 in 2,716 girls
boys
#4,322
5 births · 1 in 220,290 boys

Top girls' names in 1921

  1. #1Mary73,984
  2. #2Dorothy39,087
  3. #3Helen34,822
  4. #4Margaret28,468
  5. #5Ruth25,783
  6. #6Virginia19,032
  7. #7Mildred17,880
  8. #8Betty17,638
  9. #9Frances15,993
  10. #10Elizabeth15,800
  11. #305Dollie454

Top boys' names in 1921

  1. #1John58,216
  2. #2Robert52,779
  3. #3William51,862
  4. #4James49,750
  5. #5Charles29,242
  6. #6George27,476
  7. #7Joseph26,182
  8. #8Edward20,817
  9. #9Frank16,705
  10. #10Richard16,376
  11. #4,322Dollie5
More about 1921

girls

1,233,058 girls got a published name in 1921; 1 in 2,716 of them was named Dollie, which outranked 94.8% of the 5,871 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dollie
  1. #302Neva463
  2. #303Lee459
  3. #304Winnie458
  4. #305Dollie454
  5. #305Aileen454
  6. #307Marcia451
  7. #308Frankie450
  8. #309Odessa448

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,238Elwanda#4,975 → #737
  2. ↑ 458Noreen#1,255 → #797
  3. ↑ 440Venice#1,375 → #935
  4. ↑ 343Isobel#1,312 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Aida#1,119 → #813
Fallers
  1. ↓ 612Lilia#931 → #1,543
  2. ↓ 345Denise#931 → #1,276
  3. ↓ 330Aleen#968 → #1,298
  4. ↓ 269Virgil#968 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 265Aldona#903 → #1,168

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,101,449 boys got a published name in 1921; 1 in 220,290 of them was named Dollie, which outranked 13.3% of the 4,985 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dollie
  1. #3,869Zeddie6
  2. #3,869Zeke6
  3. #3,869Zenon6
  4. #4,322Dollie5
  5. #4,322Abelino5
  6. #4,322Able5
  7. #4,322Ad5

Tied with 663 names at #4,322; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1920
Risers
  1. ↑ 828Kevin#1,543 → #715
  2. ↑ 499Enrico#1,157 → #658
  3. ↑ 435Richmond#1,225 → #790
  4. ↑ 427Reynaldo#1,252 → #825
  5. ↑ 425Art#1,416 → #991
Fallers
  1. ↓ 391Stacy#835 → #1,226
  2. ↓ 279Gorden#947 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 248Brady#653 → #901
  4. ↓ 246Guillermo#812 → #1,058
  5. ↓ 219Lindsay#903 → #1,122

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1921 →