Dolly
#1,777 for girls in 2025, 113 births · Last seen for boys in 1955 at #3,886
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 33 births
- Debut · girls
- 21 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 20,592since 1880
Dolly over time
Rank among girls' names. Dolly has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,777 | 113 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,630 | 127 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,614 | 129 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,807 | 113 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,154 | 87 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,712 | 61 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,002 | 54 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,050 | 53 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,247 | 49 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,656 | 42 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,584 | 30 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,625 | 23 | — | |
| 2013 | #5,143 | 26 | — | |
| 2012 | #6,341 | 20 | — | |
| 2011 | #8,614 | 13 | — | |
| 2010 | #5,247 | 26 | — | |
| 2009 | #6,811 | 19 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 | — | |
| 2007 | #7,394 | 17 | — | |
| 2006 | #6,592 | 19 | — | |
| 2005 | #6,528 | 18 | — | |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | — | |
| 2002 | #6,698 | 16 | — | |
| 2001 | #6,956 | 15 | — | |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 | — | |
| 1999 | #5,896 | 17 | — | |
| 1998 | #4,636 | 23 | — | |
| 1997 | #5,010 | 20 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,723 | 29 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,878 | 27 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,038 | 38 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,290 | 34 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,343 | 33 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,449 | 51 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,799 | 41 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,810 | 39 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,986 | 60 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,169 | 29 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,003 | 54 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,172 | 48 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,050 | 49 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,907 | 54 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,786 | 61 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,809 | 61 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,605 | 72 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,661 | 67 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,502 | 75 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,225 | 99 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,316 | 82 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,241 | 92 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,226 | 89 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,254 | 83 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,084 | 105 | — | |
| 1971 | #957 | 133 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,060 | 115 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,153 | 93 | — | |
| 1968 | #978 | 113 | — | |
| 1967 | #951 | 114 | — | |
| 1966 | #856 | 137 | — | |
| 1965 | #792 | 155 | — | |
| 1964 | #797 | 171 | — | |
| 1963 | #852 | 151 | — | |
| 1962 | #823 | 162 | — | |
| 1961 | #769 | 185 | — | |
| 1960 | #755 | 183 | — | |
| 1959 | #696 | 207 | — | |
| 1958 | #628 | 243 | — | |
| 1957 | #670 | 215 | — | |
| 1956 | #604 | 249 | — | |
| 1955 | #596 | 239 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #568 | 247 | — | |
| 1953 | #560 | 243 | — | |
| 1952 | #510 | 274 | — | |
| 1951 | #546 | 238 | — | |
| 1950 | #497 | 262 | — | |
| 1949 | #504 | 258 | — | |
| 1948 | #498 | 267 | — | |
| 1947 | #511 | 262 | — | |
| 1946 | #482 | 263 | — | |
| 1945 | #485 | 221 | — | |
| 1944 | #460 | 243 | — | |
| 1943 | #483 | 234 | — | |
| 1942 | #466 | 250 | — | |
| 1941 | #416 | 274 | — | |
| 1940 | #416 | 271 | — | |
| 1939 | #438 | 235 | — | |
| 1938 | #442 | 232 | — | |
| 1937 | #376 | 295 | — | |
| 1936 | #345 | 329 | — | |
| 1935 | #349 | 335 | — | |
| 1934 | #346 | 327 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #341 | 331 | #3,268 | 6 |
| 1932 | #334 | 364 | — | |
| 1931 | #338 | 357 | — | |
| 1930 | #331 | 387 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #329 | 387 | #3,559 | 6 |
| 1928 | #339 | 390 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #365 | 350 | — | |
| 1926 | #332 | 395 | — | |
| 1925 | #341 | 388 | — | |
| 1924 | #366 | 352 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #355 | 349 | — | |
| 1922 | #347 | 350 | — | |
| 1921 | #349 | 354 | — | |
| 1920 | #352 | 348 | — | |
| 1919 | #349 | 341 | — | |
| 1918 | #349 | 354 | — | |
| 1917 | #374 | 287 | — | |
| 1916 | #354 | 302 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #352 | 287 | — | |
| 1914 | #374 | 202 | — | |
| 1913 | #359 | 183 | — | |
| 1912 | #331 | 188 | — | |
| 1911 | #336 | 138 | — | |
| 1910 | #343 | 133 | — | |
| 1909 | #347 | 108 | — | |
| 1908 | #316 | 124 | — | |
| 1907 | #343 | 103 | — | |
| 1906 | #341 | 96 | — | |
| 1905 | #334 | 102 | — | |
| 1904 | #321 | 102 | — | |
| 1903 | #322 | 92 | — | |
| 1902 | #344 | 85 | — | |
| 1901 | #342 | 80 | — | |
| 1900 | #341 | 94 | — | |
| 1899 | #354 | 70 | — | |
| 1898 | #368 | 72 | — | |
| 1897 | #371 | 62 | — | |
| 1896 | #365 | 63 | — | |
| 1895 | #342 | 70 | — | |
| 1894 | #359 | 60 | — | |
| 1893 | #386 | 49 | — | |
| 1892 | #373 | 51 | — | |
| 1891 | #365 | 46 | — | |
| 1890 | #337 | 57 | — | |
| 1889 | #307 | 62 | — | |
| 1888 | #308 | 60 | — | |
| 1887 | #378 | 32 | — | |
| 1886 | #283 | 54 | — | |
| 1885 | #303 | 44 | — | |
| 1884 | #326 | 36 | — | |
| 1883 | #375 | 24 | — | |
| 1882 | #294 | 36 | — | |
| 1881 | #277 | 33 | — | |
| 1880 | #352 | 21 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Dolly was already there! It came in at #352, and was given to 21 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2003–2004, when fewer than 16 girls a year got the name.
Where Dolly is popular in 1928
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#171 · 1 in 849
- Washington#174 · 1 in 1,035
- Virginia#202 · 1 in 1,316
- Maryland#244 · 1 in 2,229
- Kansas#245 · 1 in 1,769
Best ever in a state: #11 in Alaska, 1930.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #171 | 23 | 1 in 849 |
| Washington | #174 | 9 | 1 in 1,035 |
| Virginia | #202 | 19 | 1 in 1,316 |
| Maryland | #244 | 6 | 1 in 2,229 |
| Kansas | #245 | 8 | 1 in 1,769 |
| Missouri | #262 | 15 | 1 in 1,909 |
| California | #264 | 20 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Florida | #268 | 8 | 1 in 1,710 |
| Pennsylvania | #273 | 29 | 1 in 3,019 |
| Georgia | #274 | 15 | 1 in 2,095 |
| Oklahoma | #276 | 15 | 1 in 1,573 |
| Kentucky | #281 | 14 | 1 in 1,983 |
| Indiana | #289 | 9 | 1 in 2,809 |
| North Carolina | #289 | 17 | 1 in 2,247 |
| Arkansas | #291 | 11 | 1 in 1,684 |
| Mississippi | #299 | 11 | 1 in 2,038 |
| Ohio | #299 | 17 | 1 in 3,111 |
| Illinois | #302 | 18 | 1 in 3,183 |
| South Carolina | #310 | 8 | 1 in 2,633 |
| Alabama | #325 | 11 | 1 in 2,832 |
| Louisiana | #342 | 9 | 1 in 2,402 |
| Tennessee | #345 | 9 | 1 in 2,982 |
| Michigan | #346 | 10 | 1 in 4,118 |
| Texas | #401 | 24 | 1 in 2,510 |
| New York | #434 | 14 | 1 in 7,057 |
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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 Dolly
- 147 spots since 2024 (#1,630 → #1,777)
- 935 spots since 2020 (#2,712 → #1,777)
- 2,807 spots since 2015 (#4,584 → #1,777)
- Biggest jump: 103 spots in 1971 (#1,060 → #957)
- Biggest drop: 175 spots in 1969 (#978 → #1,153)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #277 (33 births)
- Births halved by 2001, 120 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1880–1968
- Highest: 1 in 2,677 girls born in 1886 were named Dolly (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 14,224 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #277 in 1881, was only 1 in 2,786 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 17.8% of all girls named Dolly (3,663) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 402 | #277 (1881) | #320 |
| 1890s | 600 | #337 (1890) | #362 |
| 1900s | 986 | #316 (1908) | #335 |
| 1910s | 2,415 | #331 (1912) | #352 |
| 1920s | 3,663 | #329 (1929) | #348 |
| 1930s | 3,192 | #331 (1930) | #364 |
| 1940s | 2,543 | #416 (1941) | #472 |
| 1950s | 2,417 | #497 (1950) | #588 |
| 1960s | 1,464 | #755 (1960) | #873 |
| 1970s | 940 | #957 (1971) | #1,253 |
| 1980s | 527 | #1,605 (1980) | #2,130 |
| 1990s | 313 | #2,449 (1991) | #3,806 |
| 2000s | 164 | #6,208 (2000) | #7,132 |
| 2010s | 336 | #3,002 (2019) | #4,851 |
| 2020s | 630 | #1,614 (2023) | #1,949 |
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.
Dolly in 1928
Top girls' names in 1928
Top boys' names in 1928
More about 1928
girls
1,153,318 girls got a published name in 1928; 1 in 2,957 of them was named Dolly, which outranked 93.8% of the 5,440 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,107,613 boys got a published name in 1928; 1 in 221,523 of them was named Dolly, which outranked 12.1% of the 4,723 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 572 names at #4,151; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.