How Many People Are Named Dolly?
An estimated 7,276 people in the United States have the first name Dolly. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Dolly peaked in popularity in 1926 with 395 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dolly as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dolly paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
7,276
About 1 in 47,108 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1926
395 births
Total Registered
20,523
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dolly
Dolly is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 20,523 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Dolly as a male name
Ranked #4,008 in 1955
5 male births in 1955
Peak: 1934 (7 births)
Dolly as a female name
Ranked #1,624 in 2024
127 female births in 2024
Peak: 1926 (395 births)
Dolly: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dolly span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 3,679 babies were registered. Dolly has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dolly by Decade
How has Dolly tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dolly by State
Birth registrations for Dolly span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Pennsylvania, Texas. The lowest are in North Dakota, Maine, Hawaii. On average, about 349 Dollys were registered per state.
Dolly + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dolly as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dolly
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dolly: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dolly?
We estimate approximately 7,276 people named Dolly are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 47,108 Americans share this first name.
Is Dolly a common name?
Dolly is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 20,523 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dolly most popular?
Dolly reached peak popularity in 1926, when 395 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dolly is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dolly a female name?
Dolly is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dolly Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dolly Smith, Dolly Johnson, Dolly Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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