Recorded 1922–1942 Boys' name Peak 1922 19 births

Volley — boys' name

19 babies named Volley in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s81930s51940s6
1920s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Volley was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

8 babies were named Volley in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Volley

The Social Security Administration has registered 19 babies named Volley between 1922 and 1942, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Volley currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Volley performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Volley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Volley 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 19 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.

Volley at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

19

Since 1922

21 years of records

Peak year

1922

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1922

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 1942

Volley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1922

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1922)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 194219301922 8

Volley by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
8 births that decade — 42% of Volley's all-time total
1920s81930s51940s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Volley?
19 babies have been named Volley since 1922. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1922 with 8 births.
When was Volley most popular?
Volley was most popular in the 1920s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Volley been used?
Volley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 21 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Volley?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Volney, Vollie, Volvy, Voltaire, 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, 1922–1942 (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.