Recorded 1884–1984 Unisex name Peak 1927 566 births

Tollie — boys' name

566 babies named Tollie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s251890s51900s221910s981920s1311930s781940s761950s871960s181970s121980s14
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Tollie was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

20 babies were named Tollie in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tollie

The Social Security Administration has registered 566 babies named Tollie between 1884 and 1984, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tollie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 20 babies received it in a single year. Tollie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 40 additional births since 1896.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tollie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Tollie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Kentucky. In total, SSA state-level files list Tollie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tollie 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 566 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.

Tollie at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

566

Since 1884

101 years of records

Peak year

1927

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1884

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 1984

Tollie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1884

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1927)
20
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
0510152025 198419581950194219341926191819091884 8

Tollie popularity over time — girls

40 total births recorded since 1896 (Tollie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 40 births
45678910 198719171914190219011896 6

Tollie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
131 births that decade — 23% of Tollie's all-time total
1880s251890s51900s221910s981920s1311930s781940s761950s871960s181970s121980s14

Tollie by state

Where Tollie concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Tollie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 0.9%
#2 Kentucky
5 0.9%
Alabama share of Tollie's total US births 0.9%
Even split

5 of 566 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tollie?
566 babies have been named Tollie since 1884. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1927 with 20 births.
When was Tollie most popular?
Tollie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Tollie most popular?
The top states for the name Tollie are Alabama (5 births), Kentucky (5 births).
Is Tollie a unisex name?
Yes, Tollie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 566 births, and as a girl's name it has 40 births.
How long has the name Tollie been used?
Tollie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 101 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Tollie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tolbert, Toluwani, Toluwanimi, Toliver, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1884–1984 (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.