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

Showing
Show data for
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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #151, 1881girls
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
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
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003#15,7845
2002
2001
2000
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 1925

  • 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: #492 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,511 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: #309 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,357 girlsINOhio: #365 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,601 girlsOHPennsylvania: #538 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 11,845 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #494 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,273 girlsCAUtah: 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: #245 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,738 girlsMOKentucky: #226 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,428 girlsKYWest Virginia: #188 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,081 girlsWVVirginia: #200 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,322 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: #291 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,276 girlsKSArkansas: #192 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 906 girlsARTennessee: #218 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,386 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #215 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,370 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #245 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,849 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #213 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,124 girlsOKLouisiana: #301 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,981 girlsLAMississippi: #252 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,543 girlsMSAlabama: #207 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,222 girlsALGeorgia: #179 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 967 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dollie, so not publishedHITexas: #244 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsTXFlorida: #230 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,244 girlsFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#179 · 1 in 967
  2. West Virginia#188 · 1 in 1,081
  3. Arkansas#192 · 1 in 906
  4. Virginia#200 · 1 in 1,322
  5. Alabama#207 · 1 in 1,222

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#179361 in 967
West Virginia#188191 in 1,081
Arkansas#192241 in 906
Virginia#200211 in 1,322
Alabama#207271 in 1,222
Oklahoma#213231 in 1,124
North Carolina#215291 in 1,370
Tennessee#218211 in 1,386
Kentucky#226211 in 1,428
Florida#230121 in 1,244
Texas#244531 in 1,164
Missouri#245181 in 1,738
South Carolina#245131 in 1,849
Mississippi#252151 in 1,543
Kansas#29171 in 2,276
Louisiana#301121 in 1,981
Indiana#30981 in 3,357
Ohio#365121 in 4,601
Illinois#49281 in 7,511
California#49471 in 5,273
Pennsylvania#53881 in 11,845
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
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.

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 1925

girls
#324
424 births · 1 in 2,871 girls
boys
#4,197
5 births · 1 in 223,184 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #324Dollie424

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #4,197Dollie5
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 2,871 of them was named Dollie, which outranked 94.4% of the 5,771 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. #321Odessa437
  2. #322Zelma431
  3. #323Frieda428
  4. #324Dollie424
  5. #325Loraine421
  6. #326Concetta418
  7. #327Suzanne414
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. 605Nanette#1,475#870
  2. 417Paulina#1,258#841
  3. 353Estela#1,258#905
  4. 323Delois#1,123#800
  5. 313Veola#1,301#988
Fallers
  1. 610Kathlyn#999#1,609
  2. 396Izetta#951#1,347
  3. 355Loma#941#1,296
  4. 345Phylis#880#1,225
  5. 309Eris#728#1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 223,184 of them was named Dollie, which outranked 13.8% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Dollie
  1. #3,741Zacarias6
  2. #3,741Zenos6
  3. #3,741Zigmond6
  4. #4,197Dollie5
  5. #4,197Abbie5
  6. #4,197Achilles5
  7. #4,197Acil5

Tied with 670 names at #4,197; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. 548Okey#1,532#984
  2. 494Eddy#1,492#998
  3. 422Terrence#1,223#801
  4. 371Hughie#1,355#984
  5. 363Rexford#1,287#924
Fallers
  1. 444Baxter#916#1,360
  2. 429Adelbert#817#1,246
  3. 407Jonnie#925#1,332
  4. 406Faustino#984#1,390
  5. 387Deward#859#1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925