Vollie
Last seen for girls in 1935 at #3,156 · Last seen for boys in 1969 at #4,404
Given to boys 83.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 8 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 378since 1884
Vollie over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1969 | — | #4,404 | 5 | |
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| 1961 | — | #4,065 | 5 | |
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| 1957 | — | #3,993 | 5 | |
| 1956 | — | #3,535 | 6 | |
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| 1954 | — | #3,452 | 6 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,798 | 5 | |
| 1952 | — | #3,734 | 5 | |
| 1951 | — | #3,066 | 7 | |
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| 1949 | — | #3,298 | 6 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,788 | 8 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,096 | 7 | |
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| 1944 | — | #3,430 | 5 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,231 | 6 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,212 | 6 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,207 | 11 | |
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| 1939 | — | #2,829 | 7 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,646 | 8 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,197 | 11 | |
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| 1935 | #3,156 | 8 | #3,645 | 5 |
| 1934 | — | #2,121 | 12 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,738 | 8 | |
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #2,609 | 10 |
| 1929 | — | #2,589 | 10 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,522 | 11 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,566 | 11 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,936 | 9 | |
| 1924 | — | #3,023 | 9 | |
| 1923 | — | #3,467 | 7 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,630 | 11 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #2,265 | 14 |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #2,967 | 9 |
| 1919 | #3,452 | 8 | #3,391 | 7 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | #2,280 | 12 |
| 1916 | #3,919 | 6 | #2,043 | 14 |
| 1915 | #2,900 | 9 | #2,458 | 10 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | — | #2,273 | 7 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,417 | 12 | |
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| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
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| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
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| 1893 | — | #907 | 6 | |
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| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
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| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 | — | |
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| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Vollie! It came in at #701, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1892, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Vollie is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Texas#660 · 1 in 6,378
Best ever in a state: #660 in Texas, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
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| Texas | #660 | 6 | 1 in 6,378 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Vollie
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1969
- Debuted 1884
- Peaked 1884 at #701 (8 births)
- Births halved by 1885, 1 yr later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1884–1893
- Highest: 1 in 14,305 boys born in 1884 were named Vollie (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 357,635 boys born in 1969 (0.00%)
- 26.7% of all boys named Vollie (101) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 1936, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 8 | #701 (1884) | #701 |
| 1890s | 11 | #907 (1893) | #982 |
| 1900s | 5 | #1,310 (1900) | #1,310 |
| 1910s | 86 | #1,417 (1912) | #2,302 |
| 1920s | 101 | #2,265 (1921) | #2,767 |
| 1930s | 74 | #2,121 (1934) | #2,805 |
| 1940s | 49 | #2,207 (1941) | #3,037 |
| 1950s | 34 | #3,066 (1951) | #3,596 |
| 1960s | 10 | #4,065 (1961) | #4,235 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Vollie in 1916
Top girls' names in 1916
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
girls
1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 174,056 of them was named Vollie, which outranked 24.1% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,552Zenaida7
- #3,552Zipporah7
- #3,552Zudora7
- #3,919Vollie6
- #3,919Adalyn6
- #3,919Aina6
- #3,919Aldea6
- #4,417Aaron5
- #4,417Adamae5
- #4,417Adelaine5
Tied with 497 names at #3,919; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 63,577 of them was named Vollie, which outranked 55.0% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,949Vera15
- #1,949Verdon15
- #1,949Yancy15
- #2,043Vollie14
- #2,043Acy14
- #2,043Adron14
- #2,043Alwyn14
- #2,152Abie13
- #2,152Afton13
- #2,152Almus13
Tied with 108 names at #2,043; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.