Recorded 1916–2023 Girls' name Peak 1959 342 births

Lolly — girls' name

342 babies named Lolly in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s131930s91940s831950s1101960s541970s52000s52010s302020s23
1950s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Lolly was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

18 babies were named Lolly in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lolly

The Social Security Administration has registered 342 babies named Lolly between 1916 and 2023, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lolly currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lolly performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 110 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lolly shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lolly in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lolly in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 342 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lolly at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

342

Since 1916

108 years of records

Peak year

1959

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1916

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2023

Lolly popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1916

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1959)
18
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
05101520 20232015196419581952194619381916 5

Lolly by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
110 births that decade — 32% of Lolly's all-time total
1910s101920s131930s91940s831950s1101960s541970s52000s52010s302020s23

Lolly by state

Where Lolly concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lolly
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.5%
California share of Lolly's total US births 1.5%

5 of 342 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lolly?
342 babies have been named Lolly since 1916. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1959 with 18 births.
When was Lolly most popular?
Lolly was most popular in the 1950s decade with 110 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
Where is Lolly most popular?
The top states for the name Lolly are California (5 births).
How long has the name Lolly been used?
Lolly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 108 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Lolly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lola, Lolita, Lollie, Loleta, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.