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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Dolly has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- West Virginia#165 · 1 in 798
- Virginia#194 · 1 in 1,083
- Tennessee#223 · 1 in 1,321
- Kentucky#227 · 1 in 1,430
- Missouri#242 · 1 in 1,845
Best ever in a state: #11 in Alaska, 1930.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #165 | 23 | 1 in 798 |
| Virginia | #194 | 21 | 1 in 1,083 |
| Tennessee | #223 | 20 | 1 in 1,321 |
| Kentucky | #227 | 18 | 1 in 1,430 |
| Missouri | #242 | 14 | 1 in 1,845 |
| Ohio | #243 | 20 | 1 in 2,345 |
| Pennsylvania | #255 | 28 | 1 in 2,537 |
| Arkansas | #257 | 12 | 1 in 1,442 |
| North Carolina | #290 | 15 | 1 in 2,376 |
| Kansas | #298 | 5 | 1 in 2,488 |
| Indiana | #330 | 6 | 1 in 3,865 |
| Georgia | #331 | 10 | 1 in 2,937 |
| Alabama | #341 | 10 | 1 in 2,835 |
| Mississippi | #345 | 8 | 1 in 2,661 |
| Florida | #348 | 5 | 1 in 2,518 |
| South Carolina | #358 | 6 | 1 in 3,328 |
| Michigan | #367 | 8 | 1 in 4,845 |
| California | #369 | 11 | 1 in 3,347 |
| Louisiana | #404 | 6 | 1 in 3,413 |
| Oklahoma | #440 | 5 | 1 in 3,994 |
| Texas | #473 | 15 | 1 in 3,659 |
| Illinois | #474 | 7 | 1 in 7,220 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #277 (33 births)
- Births halved by 2001, 120 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 90 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1880–1968
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,677
- 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
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 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 1936
girls
#345
329 births · 1 in 3,162 girls
Top girls' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 3,162 of them was named Dolly, which outranked 92.9% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Dolly
- #342Amy334
- #343Elva333
- #344Josie330
- #345Dolly329
- #345Alta329
- #345Goldie329
- #348Jewell328
- #348Marsha328
- #350Beth326
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.