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Dolly Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Dolly?

In 2018 the rare name Dolly, ranked the 3,044th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Dolly is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #277 in 1881.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 1926 with 395 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Dolly in any given year was 10 in 2003.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Dolly occurred roughly during the years 1883-1886, 1891-1895, 1897-1900, 1901-1904, 1905-1908, 1909-1916, 2007-2010, and 2011-2017, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1964-1967, 1984-1987, 1994-1997, and 2000-2003.

Dolly's popularity has steadily increased for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Dolly has risen significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Dolly?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

The name Dolly is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Dolly (Girl)Dolly (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 53 3,044 < 5 --
2017 49 3,242 < 5 --
2016 42 3,658 < 5 --
2015 30 4,617 < 5 --
2014 23 5,660 < 5 --
2013 26 5,176 < 5 --
2012 20 6,397 < 5 --
2011 13 8,754 < 5 --
2010 26 5,284 < 5 --
2009 19 6,875 < 5 --
2008 18 7,150 < 5 --
2007 17 7,476 < 5 --
2006 19 6,653 < 5 --
2005 18 6,614 < 5 --
2004 15 7,503 < 5 --
2003 10 9,867 < 5 --
2002 16 6,790 < 5 --
2001 15 7,058 < 5 --
2000 17 6,278 < 5 --
1999 17 5,990 < 5 --
1998 23 4,681 < 5 --
1997 20 5,076 < 5 --
1996 29 3,748 < 5 --
1995 27 3,907 < 5 --
1994 38 3,050 < 5 --
1993 34 3,310 < 5 --
1992 33 3,351 < 5 --
1991 51 2,459 < 5 --
1990 41 2,817 < 5 --
1989 39 2,828 < 5 --
1988 60 1,992 < 5 --
1987 29 3,197 < 5 --
1986 54 2,009 < 5 --
1985 48 2,184 < 5 --
1984 49 2,056 < 5 --
1983 54 1,919 < 5 --
1982 61 1,788 < 5 --
1981 61 1,814 < 5 --
1980 72 1,612 < 5 --
1979 67 1,666 < 5 --
1978 75 1,506 < 5 --
1977 99 1,226 < 5 --
1976 82 1,318 < 5 --
1975 92 1,242 < 5 --
1974 89 1,228 < 5 --
1973 83 1,254 < 5 --
1972 105 1,086 < 5 --
1971 133 960 < 5 --
1970 115 1,063 < 5 --
1969 93 1,154 < 5 --
1968 113 979 < 5 --
1967 115 948 < 5 --
1966 135 860 < 5 --
1965 155 792 < 5 --
1964 171 798 < 5 --
1963 151 852 < 5 --
1962 162 823 < 5 --
1961 185 773 < 5 --
1960 184 754 < 5 --
1959 206 698 < 5 --
1958 243 629 < 5 --
1957 216 668 < 5 --
1956 248 608 < 5 --
1955 239 597 5 4,006
1954 248 566 < 5 --
1953 242 562 < 5 --
1952 273 513 < 5 --
1951 238 546 < 5 --
1950 263 497 < 5 --
1949 258 504 < 5 --
1948 267 499 < 5 --
1947 262 513 < 5 --
1946 262 484 < 5 --
1945 221 485 < 5 --
1944 243 460 < 5 --
1943 235 482 < 5 --
1942 250 466 < 5 --
1941 274 416 < 5 --
1940 271 416 < 5 --
1939 235 438 < 5 --
1938 232 442 < 5 --
1937 295 376 < 5 --
1936 329 347 < 5 --
1935 335 349 < 5 --
1934 327 346 7 3,050
1933 331 341 6 3,360
1932 364 334 < 5 --
1931 357 338 < 5 --
1930 387 331 5 4,140
1929 387 329 6 3,660
1928 390 339 5 4,296
1927 350 366 < 5 --
1926 395 332 < 5 --
1925 388 341 < 5 --
1924 352 366 5 4,505
1923 349 355 < 5 --
1922 350 348 < 5 --
1921 354 349 < 5 --
1920 348 353 < 5 --
1919 341 349 < 5 --
1918 354 349 < 5 --
1917 287 374 < 5 --
1916 302 354 5 4,070
1915 287 352 < 5 --
1914 202 375 < 5 --
1913 183 360 < 5 --
1912 188 331 < 5 --
1911 138 337 < 5 --
1910 133 343 < 5 --
1909 108 348 < 5 --
1908 124 316 < 5 --
1907 103 346 < 5 --
1906 96 341 < 5 --
1905 102 334 < 5 --
1904 102 321 < 5 --
1903 92 322 < 5 --
1902 85 344 < 5 --
1901 80 342 < 5 --
1900 94 341 < 5 --
1899 70 354 < 5 --
1898 72 369 < 5 --
1897 62 371 < 5 --
1896 63 366 < 5 --
1895 70 343 < 5 --
1894 60 359 < 5 --
1893 49 386 < 5 --
1892 51 373 < 5 --
1891 46 366 < 5 --
1890 57 338 < 5 --
1889 62 308 < 5 --
1888 60 308 < 5 --
1887 32 380 < 5 --
1886 54 283 < 5 --
1885 44 303 < 5 --
1884 36 328 < 5 --
1883 24 376 < 5 --
1882 36 294 < 5 --
1881 33 277 < 5 --
1880 21 355 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.