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Dolly

Girl's name · #1781 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Dolly — on the books since 1880, #1781 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 21,000 girls have carried the name since. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Dolly is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Dolly ranks in other countries and regions.

#304 in England & Wales (2025) · #397 in N. Ireland (2025) · #885 in Ireland (2025) · #2,203 in Sweden (2025) · #2,730 in Canada (2025) · #431 in Scotland (2024) · #3,196 in Ecuador (2024) · #10,174 in Italy (2023) · #4,486 in France (2020) · #636 in Puerto Rico (1998).

Famous Dollys

• Dolly Parton — American singer-songwriter (1946–2026)
• Dolly de Leon — Filipino actress (born 1969)
• Dolly Wells — British actress (born 1971)
• Dolly Ahluwalia — Indian actress and costume designer
• Dolly Alderton — British journalist, author and screenwriter (born 1988)

In stories & tradition

• Dolly Gallagher Levi — The Merchant of Yonkers (book)
• Dolly Bantry^fr — The Thirteen Problems (book)
• Dolly for Sue — Ruldoph the Red-Nosed Reindeer character

What Dollys become

Among 155 notable people named Dolly:

Entertainers appear 3.12× more often than among typical names — e.g. Dolly Parton, American singer-songwriter (1946–2026).

Similar names: Dottie · Georgiana · Dora · Polly · Delia · Effie

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