Unisex name · since 1884
Tollie
Tollie has 566 recorded births since 1884 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 566
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
566 boys have been named Tollie since 1884, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tollie has been recorded 566 times among boys since 1884, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 1984.
- #7,333 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 566 born since 1884
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tollie ranks #7,333 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 566 born since 1884, peaking in the 1920s.
- #7,333 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 566
- born since 1884
- 1920s
- peak decade
Tollie's 566 recorded births place it above 83.87% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Tollie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Tollie's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Tollie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–1984
- Peak year (1927)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Tollie popularity over time - girls
40 total births recorded since 1896 (Tollie as girls' name)
Tollie by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (131 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Tollie's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Tollie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 25
1880s
25 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s
1910s
98 births
- 1920s
1920s
131 births
- 1930s
1930s
78 births
- 1940s
1940s
76 births
- 1950s
1950s
87 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 131 births (23% of all-time use).
How Tollie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Tollie's total volume
Tollie by state
Where Tollie concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
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What to do with Tollie's data
- Tollie's decade-level peak was the 1920s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Tollies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tollie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1884–1984 (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 Tollie 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.