How Many People Are Named Tollie?
An estimated 172 people in the United States have the first name Tollie. It is predominantly male (93.4%). The average bearer is 72 years old, and Tollie peaked in popularity in 1917 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Tollie 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 Tollie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Tollie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
Estimated Living Americans
172
About 1 in 1,992,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
93.4% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1917
21 births
Total Registered
606
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Tollie
Tollie is predominantly male (93.4%), though 40 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Tollie as a male name
Ranked #4,930 in 1984
8 male births in 1984
Peak: 1927 (20 births)
Tollie as a female name
Ranked #13,135 in 1987
5 female births in 1987
Peak: 1917 (9 births)
Tollie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Tollie span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 131 babies were registered. Tollie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Tollie by Decade
How has Tollie 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.
Tollie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Tollie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Tollie
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
Tollie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tollie?
We estimate approximately 172 people named Tollie 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 1,992,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Tollie a common name?
Tollie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 606 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Tollie most popular?
Tollie reached peak popularity in 1917, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Tollie is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Tollie a male name?
Tollie is predominantly male. 93.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Tollie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Tollie Smith, Tollie Johnson, Tollie 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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