Dollie
Dollie was the 7994th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 151st; the most babies were born in 1921 (454). Over the last ten years it has moved up 9,191 places. More babies were named Dollie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,994 girls, up 1,115 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921454 babies
- Total since 1880
- 19,298babies recorded
Dollie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 61 since 1900.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,994 | 13 |
| 2020 | #9,109 | 11 |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #6,997 | 12 |
| 1980 | #2,814 | 32 |
| 1970 | #1,910 | 45 |
| 1960 | #1,075 | 100 |
| 1950 | #654 | 171 |
| 1940 | #458 | 214 |
| 1930 | #340 | 368 |
| 1920 | #326 | 395 |
| 1910 | #230 | 278 |
| 1900 | #218 | 205 |
| 1890 | #212 | 130 |
| 1880 | #180 | 69 |
How popular is Dollie, counting every spelling?
Dollie is a spelling of Dolly, a name family that ranked #1,442 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #7,994 for Dollie on its own. Together these spellings went to 133 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolly | 113 | #1,781 | 569 |
| Dollie | 13 | #7,994 | 63 |
| Dali | 7 | #12,204 | 37 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Dollie?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Dollie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Dollie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Dollie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Dollie?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Dollie are alive today, with a median age of 74; half are between 64 and 83. That makes Dollie a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Dollie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Dollie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Dollie
How popular is the name Dollie?
Dollie was the 7994th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked 151st; the most babies were born in 1921 (454). Over the last ten years it has moved up 9,191 places. More babies were named Dollie in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Dollie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Dollie in the US.