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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201940peak #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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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 1940

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedILWisconsin: 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: #547 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,541 girlsOHPennsylvania: #577 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 12,500 girlsPANew 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: #294 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,797 girlsMOKentucky: #330 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,865 girlsKYWest Virginia: #209 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,262 girlsWVVirginia: #281 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,473 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: #242 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,365 girlsARTennessee: #457 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,634 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #271 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,092 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #330 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,737 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #362 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,880 girlsOKLouisiana: #431 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,900 girlsLAMississippi: #282 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,739 girlsMSAlabama: #282 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,110 girlsALGeorgia: #246 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,512 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedHITexas: #385 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,732 girlsTXFlorida: #306 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,118 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#209 · 1 in 1,262
  2. Arkansas#242 · 1 in 1,365
  3. Georgia#246 · 1 in 1,512
  4. North Carolina#271 · 1 in 2,092
  5. Virginia#281 · 1 in 2,473

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#209151 in 1,262
Arkansas#242141 in 1,365
Georgia#246211 in 1,512
North Carolina#271181 in 2,092
Virginia#281101 in 2,473
Alabama#282141 in 2,110
Mississippi#282131 in 1,739
Missouri#294101 in 2,797
Florida#30671 in 2,118
Kentucky#330101 in 2,865
South Carolina#33081 in 2,737
Oklahoma#36271 in 2,880
Texas#385221 in 2,732
Louisiana#43161 in 3,900
Tennessee#45751 in 5,634
Ohio#54751 in 10,541
Pennsylvania#57761 in 12,500
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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 1940

girls
#457
214 births · 1 in 5,344 girls

Top girls' names in 1940

  1. #1Mary56,216
  2. #2Barbara36,736
  3. #3Patricia32,665
  4. #4Judith22,385
  5. #5Betty22,077
  6. #6Carol21,759
  7. #7Nancy19,737
  8. #8Linda18,370
  9. #9Shirley17,881
  10. #10Sandra16,153
  11. #457Dollie214
More about 1940

girls

1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 5,344 of them was named Dollie, which outranked 90.9% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dollie
  1. #454Joe217
  2. #454Therese217
  3. #456Corrine216
  4. #457Dollie214
  5. #457Angeline214
  6. #459Hope213
  7. #460Ila212
  8. #460Margery212

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

Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,494Scarlett#3,429 → #935
  2. ↑ 1,465Lonna#2,206 → #741
  3. ↑ 834Pam#1,797 → #963
  4. ↑ 659Jody#1,638 → #979
  5. ↑ 633Laraine#1,474 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 481Fredia#996 → #1,477
  2. ↓ 430Eleanora#974 → #1,404
  3. ↓ 375Danielle#811 → #1,186
  4. ↓ 342Eloisa#930 → #1,272
  5. ↓ 298Coral#996 → #1,294

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

See the top 100 for 1940 →