Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Dolly

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Dolly
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1926

Peak rank proxy

395

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19262024

Peak year

1926

Decline from peak

67.8%

2024

127

All-time

20,479

Dolly is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1926, when 395 girls were named Dolly.

In 2024, only 127 girls were given the name.

All told, about 20,479 Americans have been named Dolly and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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