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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201932peak #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
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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——
2009——
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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 1932

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #573 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,102 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedMINew 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: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedINOhio: #331 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,155 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #300 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,514 girlsMOKentucky: #275 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,102 girlsKYWest Virginia: #185 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 877 girlsWVVirginia: #265 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,044 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: #247 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,250 girlsARTennessee: #207 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,234 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #222 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,359 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #333 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,979 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #248 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,464 girlsOKLouisiana: #382 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,998 girlsLAMississippi: #314 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,202 girlsMSAlabama: #267 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,661 girlsALGeorgia: #191 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 991 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedHITexas: #293 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,563 girlsTXFlorida: #275 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,752 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#185 · 1 in 877
  2. Georgia#191 · 1 in 991
  3. Tennessee#207 · 1 in 1,234
  4. North Carolina#222 · 1 in 1,359
  5. Arkansas#247 · 1 in 1,250

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#185201 in 877
Georgia#191311 in 991
Tennessee#207221 in 1,234
North Carolina#222271 in 1,359
Arkansas#247151 in 1,250
Oklahoma#248151 in 1,464
Virginia#265121 in 2,044
Alabama#267181 in 1,661
Florida#27571 in 1,752
Kentucky#275131 in 2,102
Texas#293361 in 1,563
Missouri#300111 in 2,514
Mississippi#314101 in 2,202
Ohio#331111 in 4,155
South Carolina#33371 in 2,979
Louisiana#38271 in 2,998
Illinois#57351 in 10,102
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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 1932

girls
#381
294 births · 1 in 3,630 girls
boys
#3,361
6 births · 1 in 174,026 boys

Top girls' names in 1932

  1. #1Mary59,883
  2. #2Betty34,420
  3. #3Barbara26,318
  4. #4Dorothy24,974
  5. #5Joan21,044
  6. #6Patricia17,992
  7. #7Margaret16,556
  8. #8Helen16,376
  9. #9Shirley14,476
  10. #10Doris12,910
  11. #381Dollie294

Top boys' names in 1932

  1. #1Robert59,268
  2. #2James51,930
  3. #3John48,624
  4. #4William42,124
  5. #5Richard31,809
  6. #6Charles31,092
  7. #7Donald29,794
  8. #8George20,439
  9. #9Joseph18,566
  10. #10Thomas16,834
  11. #3,361Dollie6
More about 1932

girls

1,067,148 girls got a published name in 1932; 1 in 3,630 of them was named Dollie, which outranked 92.5% of the 5,098 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dollie
  1. #376Melva296
  2. #379Doreen295
  3. #379Rosella295
  4. #381Dollie294
  5. #382Millie293
  6. #383Aileen292
  7. #384Josie291
Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dian#1,876 → #913
  2. ↑ 519Carleen#1,394 → #875
  3. ↑ 357Jimmy#1,336 → #979
  4. ↑ 347Letty#1,287 → #940
  5. ↑ 340Letitia#1,148 → #808
Fallers
  1. ↓ 350Blossom#970 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 332Luetta#844 → #1,176
  3. ↓ 305Roy#887 → #1,192
  4. ↓ 289Sofia#887 → #1,176
  5. ↓ 282Joretta#463 → #745

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

boys

1,044,157 boys got a published name in 1932; 1 in 174,026 of them was named Dollie, which outranked 21.5% of the 4,284 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dollie
  1. #3,092Yasuo7
  2. #3,092Yates7
  3. #3,092Ysabel7
  4. #3,361Dollie6
  5. #3,361Able6
  6. #3,361Acencion6
  7. #3,361Achille6
  8. #3,776Abdon5
  9. #3,776Adel5
  10. #3,776Adelino5

Tied with 414 names at #3,361; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1931
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,418Delano#3,095 → #677
  2. ↑ 969Garner#1,643 → #674
  3. ↑ 868Ronny#1,770 → #902
  4. ↑ 713Darryl#1,693 → #980
  5. ↑ 609Marc#1,589 → #980
Fallers
  1. ↓ 467Jones#959 → #1,426
  2. ↓ 455Hamilton#831 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 393Hyman#697 → #1,090
  4. ↓ 373Davey#983 → #1,356
  5. ↓ 341Hayes#983 → #1,324

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

See the top 100 for 1932 →