How Many People Are Named Volley?
An estimated 3 people in the United States have the first name Volley. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 95 years old, and Volley peaked in popularity in 1922 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Volley 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 Volley paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 95, Volley is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1941.
- Volley is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
3
About 1 in 114,251,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
95
years old
Peak Year
1922
8 births
Total Registered
19
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Volley
Volley is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 19 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Volley as a male name
Ranked #3,543 in 1942
6 male births in 1942
Peak: 1922 (8 births)
Volley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Volley span from the 1920s to the 1940s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 8 babies were registered. While Volley is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Volley by Decade
How has Volley 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.
Volley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Volley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Volley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Volley?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Volley 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 114,251,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Volley a common name?
Volley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Volley most popular?
Volley reached peak popularity in 1922, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Volley is approximately 95 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Volley a male name?
Volley is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Volley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Volley Smith, Volley Johnson, Volley 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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