Recorded 1947–1949 Unisex name Peak 1949 11 births

Tolly — boys' name

11 babies named Tolly in U.S. Social Security records since 1947, with the highest year being 1949. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s11

The verdict

11 boys have been named Tolly since 1947, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1949.

11
total births
1947–1949
years on record
1940s
peak decade
100%
born in that decade
1940s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Tolly was born in this single decade.

1949
Single peak year

6 babies were named Tolly in 1949 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tolly

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Tolly between 1947 and 1949, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tolly currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1949, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Tolly is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1976.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tolly performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tolly 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 11 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.

Tolly at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

11

Since 1947

3 years of records

Peak year

1949

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1947

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 1949

Tolly popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1947

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1949)
6
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
4.555.566.5 19491947 5

Tolly popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1976 (Tolly as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1976 6

Tolly by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 100% of Tolly's all-time total
1940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tolly?
11 babies have been named Tolly since 1947. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1949 with 6 births.
When was Tolly most popular?
Tolly was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
Is Tolly a unisex name?
Yes, Tolly is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 11 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Tolly been used?
Tolly has been recorded in Social Security data since 1947, spanning 3 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Tolly?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tolbert, Tollie, Toluwani, Toluwanimi, 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, 1947–1949 (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.