Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Dolly

#1,028 most common girls' name of all time · #1,840 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#1,028
Rank overall
#1,840 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
20,636
Since 2016
828
Peak year
1926 #332
Best rank
#277 1881
Girls Boys peak 395/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Dolly is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 113 — 113 #1,777
2024 127 — 127 #1,630
2023 129 — 129 #1,614
2022 113 — 113 #1,807
2021 87 — 87 #2,154
2020 61 — 61 #2,712
2019 54 — 54 #3,003
2018 53 — 53 #3,051
2017 49 — 49 #3,247
2016 42 — 42 #3,656
2015 30 — 30 #4,585
2014 23 — 23 #5,628
2013 26 — 26 #5,144
2012 20 — 20 #6,343
2011 13 — 13 #8,616
2010 26 — 26 #5,250
2009 19 — 19 #6,812
2008 18 — 18 #7,076
2007 17 — 17 #7,397
2006 19 — 19 #6,594
2005 18 — 18 #6,530
2004 15 — 15 #7,394
2003 10 — 10 #9,677
2002 16 — 16 #6,699
2001 15 — 15 #6,958
2000 17 — 17 #6,212
1999 17 — 17 #5,896
1998 23 — 23 #4,637
1997 20 — 20 #5,011
1996 29 — 29 #3,724
1995 27 — 27 #3,878
1994 38 — 38 #3,041
1993 34 — 34 #3,292
1992 33 — 33 #3,344
1991 51 — 51 #2,449
1990 41 — 41 #2,800
1989 39 — 39 #2,811
1988 60 — 60 #1,988
1987 29 — 29 #3,173
1986 54 — 54 #2,003
1985 48 — 48 #2,173
1984 49 — 49 #2,050
1983 54 — 54 #1,907
1982 61 — 61 #1,788
1981 61 — 61 #1,809
1980 72 — 72 #1,605
1979 67 — 67 #1,661
1978 75 — 75 #1,503
1977 99 — 99 #1,225
1976 82 — 82 #1,317
1975 92 — 92 #1,241
1974 89 — 89 #1,228
1973 83 — 83 #1,254
1972 105 — 105 #1,085
1971 133 — 133 #959
1970 115 — 115 #1,062
1969 93 — 93 #1,154
1968 113 — 113 #979
1967 114 — 114 #952
1966 137 — 137 #856
1965 155 — 155 #792
1964 171 — 171 #797
1963 151 — 151 #852
1962 162 — 162 #823
1961 185 — 185 #769
1960 183 — 183 #755
1959 207 — 207 #697
1958 243 — 243 #629
1957 215 — 215 #670
1956 249 — 249 #605
1955 239 5 244 #597
1954 247 — 247 #569
1953 243 — 243 #560
1952 274 — 274 #510
1951 238 — 238 #546
1950 262 — 262 #497
1949 258 — 258 #504
1948 267 — 267 #498
1947 262 — 262 #511
1946 263 — 263 #482
1945 221 — 221 #487
1944 243 — 243 #460
1943 234 — 234 #483
1942 250 — 250 #466
1941 274 — 274 #416
1940 271 — 271 #416
1939 235 — 235 #439
1938 232 — 232 #442
1937 295 — 295 #376
1936 329 — 329 #347
1935 335 — 335 #349
1934 327 7 334 #347
1933 331 6 337 #341
1932 364 — 364 #335
1931 357 — 357 #338
1930 387 5 392 #331
1929 387 6 393 #329
1928 390 5 395 #340
1927 350 — 350 #365
1926 395 — 395 #332
1925 388 — 388 #341
1924 352 5 357 #366
1923 349 — 349 #355
1922 350 — 350 #348
1921 354 — 354 #349
1920 348 — 348 #353
1919 341 — 341 #349
1918 354 — 354 #349
1917 287 — 287 #374
1916 302 5 307 #354
1915 287 — 287 #352
1914 202 — 202 #374
1913 183 — 183 #359
1912 188 — 188 #332
1911 138 — 138 #336
1910 133 — 133 #343
1909 108 — 108 #347
1908 124 — 124 #318
1907 103 — 103 #346
1906 96 — 96 #341
1905 102 — 102 #335
1904 102 — 102 #321
1903 92 — 92 #323
1902 85 — 85 #344
1901 80 — 80 #343
1900 94 — 94 #343
1899 70 — 70 #354
1898 72 — 72 #370
1897 62 — 62 #371
1896 63 — 63 #366
1895 70 — 70 #342
1894 60 — 60 #362
1893 49 — 49 #386
1892 51 — 51 #374
1891 46 — 46 #367
1890 57 — 57 #340
1889 62 — 62 #311
1888 60 — 60 #310
1887 32 — 32 #381
1886 54 — 54 #283
1885 44 — 44 #303
1884 36 — 36 #327
1883 24 — 24 #379
1882 36 — 36 #295
1881 33 — 33 #277
1880 21 — 21 #355