Is Dolly a boy or girl name?
Dolly is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 127 girls and 0 boys were named Dolly, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 20,523 US babies named Dolly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,624
- Babies named Dolly since 1880
- 20,523
- Most popular year
- 1926
- 395 babies
Boys and girls named Dolly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 402 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 600 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 986 | 100% |
| 1910s | 5 | 2,415 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 16 | 3,663 | 99.6% |
| 1930s | 18 | 3,192 | 99.4% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,543 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 2,417 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,464 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 940 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 527 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 313 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 164 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 336 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 517 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,624 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,616 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,805 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,155 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,726 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,012 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,063 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,256 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,625 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,668 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,181 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,405 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,764 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,285 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,884 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 18 | #7,156 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 17 | #7,483 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,660 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,616 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,506 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,870 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 16 | #6,795 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,061 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 17 | #6,282 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,994 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,683 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,077 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,750 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,908 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,049 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,309 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,351 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,459 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,817 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,827 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 60 | #1,992 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,197 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,009 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,183 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 49 | #2,057 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,918 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,789 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,814 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,612 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,667 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,506 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,227 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,318 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,242 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,228 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 83 | #1,256 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,085 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 133 | #959 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,062 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,154 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 113 | #979 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 114 | #953 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 137 | #858 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 155 | #793 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 171 | #798 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 151 | #852 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 162 | #824 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 185 | #772 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 183 | #756 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 207 | #696 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 243 | #629 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 215 | #670 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 249 | #605 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,008 | 239 | #597 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 247 | #568 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 243 | #560 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 274 | #512 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 238 | #546 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 262 | #497 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 258 | #504 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 267 | #499 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 262 | #513 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 263 | #482 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 221 | #485 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 243 | #460 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 234 | #483 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 250 | #466 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 274 | #416 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 271 | #416 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 235 | #438 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 232 | #442 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 295 | #376 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 329 | #346 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 335 | #349 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,051 | 327 | #346 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,360 | 331 | #341 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 364 | #334 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 357 | #338 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,140 | 387 | #331 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,661 | 387 | #329 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,296 | 390 | #339 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 350 | #366 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 395 | #332 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 388 | #341 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,505 | 352 | #366 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 349 | #355 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 350 | #348 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 354 | #349 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 348 | #352 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 341 | #349 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 354 | #349 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 287 | #374 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,070 | 302 | #354 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 287 | #352 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 202 | #375 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 183 | #360 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 188 | #331 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 138 | #337 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 133 | #343 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 108 | #348 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 124 | #316 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 103 | #346 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 96 | #341 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 102 | #334 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 102 | #321 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 92 | #322 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 85 | #344 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 80 | #342 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 94 | #341 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 70 | #354 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 72 | #369 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 62 | #371 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 63 | #366 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 70 | #343 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 60 | #359 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 49 | #386 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 51 | #373 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 46 | #366 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 57 | #338 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 62 | #308 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 60 | #308 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 32 | #380 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 54 | #283 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 44 | #303 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 36 | #328 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 24 | #376 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 36 | #294 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 33 | #277 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 21 | #355 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Dolly reached #3,051 in 1934. As a girl name, it reached #277 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Dolly
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.