Recorded 1884–1969 Unisex name Peak 1918 378 births

Vollie — boys' name

378 babies named Vollie in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s81890s111900s51910s861920s1011930s741940s491950s341960s10
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Vollie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

17 babies were named Vollie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Vollie

The Social Security Administration has registered 378 babies named Vollie between 1884 and 1969, spanning 86 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Vollie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 17 babies received it in a single year. Vollie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 74 additional births since 1886.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Vollie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Vollie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Vollie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Vollie 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 378 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.

Vollie at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

378

Since 1884

86 years of records

Peak year

1918

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1884

Recorded for 86 years

Last year on file: 1969

Vollie popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1884

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1918)
17
Annual births at peak — across 86 years of records
05101520 196919521943193519291923191719001884 8

Vollie popularity over time — girls

74 total births recorded since 1886 (Vollie as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 74 births
45678910 193519301921192019191918191719161915191418891886 5

Vollie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
101 births that decade — 27% of Vollie's all-time total
1880s81890s111900s51910s861920s1011930s741940s491950s341960s10

Vollie by state

Where Vollie concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Vollie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
11 2.9%
Texas share of Vollie's total US births 2.9%

11 of 378 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Vollie?
378 babies have been named Vollie since 1884. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1918 with 17 births.
When was Vollie most popular?
Vollie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Vollie most popular?
The top states for the name Vollie are Texas (11 births).
Is Vollie a unisex name?
Yes, Vollie is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 378 births, and as a girl's name it has 74 births.
How long has the name Vollie been used?
Vollie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 86 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Vollie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Volney, Volvy, Voltaire, Volvi, 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, 1884–1969 (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.