Girls' name · since 1916
Lolly
Lolly has 342 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1959 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 342
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
342 girls have been named Lolly since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lolly has 342 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2023.
- #14,837 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 342 born since 1916
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lolly ranks #14,837 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 342 born since 1916, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,837 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 342
- born since 1916
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lolly's 342 recorded births place it above 79.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lolly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lolly's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lolly popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2023
- Peak year (1959)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Lolly by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (110 births, 32% of the file).
1950s was Lolly's strongest decade.
110 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Lolly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 9
1930s
9 births
- 1940s
1940s
83 births
- 1950s
1950s
110 births
- 1960s
1960s
54 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
- 2020s 23
2020s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 110 births (32% of all-time use).
Lolly by state
Where Lolly concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 342 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lolly's data
- Lolly's decade-level peak was the 1950s (110 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lollys (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lolly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~107 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lolly draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.