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Dolly

Dolly holds the #1777 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 113 newborn girls in a single year. The name is on the way up, moving from #2712 in 2020 to #1777 today. Its strongest year on record was 1881 (#277 nationally, 33 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in Mississippi (#514 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1777
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#277
in 1881 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
113
girls named Dolly

Dolly popularity, 1880–2025

0.010%0.020%0.030%0.040%18801900192019401960198020002020#277 in 1881
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1881

Where Dolly is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025MI—New York: #2075 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#2075Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025CT—California: #2093 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)CA#2093Utah: #704 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)UT#704Colorado: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025WV—Virginia: #1037 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#1037Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025AR—Tennessee: #813 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#813North Carolina: #1057 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#1057South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025LA—Mississippi: #514 (5 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MS#514Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025HI—Texas: #1790 (12 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)TX#1790Florida: fewer than 5 girls named Dolly in 2025FL—
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Mississippi (#514), Utah (#704), Tennessee (#813)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Dolly in the most recent year of SSA data.

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