The baby name Doll is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dɑl/ (US), /dɒl/ (UK).
Doll is English in Origin.
The baby name Doll is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /dɑl/ (US), /dɒl/ (UK).
Doll is English in Origin.
Doll is an English hypocoristic formed as a short pet name of Dorothy or Dorothea (Greek doron “gift” + theos “god”), and secondarily of the Spanish Dolores (“sorrows”). The toy word “doll” actually developed from this nickname in Early Modern English, not vice versa, giving the name a long-standing association with playfulness and charm. In parish registers from the 16th–18th centuries Doll and Dolly appear as everyday call-names for Dorothy; by the late 19th century Doll, Dolly, and Dollie were occasionally bestowed independently in Britain and the United States.
Principal variants include Dolly, Dollie, and Dolle; related formal forms are Dorothy, Dorothea, Dora, and Dolores, with cognates like German Dörte and Dutch Doortje. As a given name Doll feels vintage and colloquial, carrying the meanings “gift of God” (via Dorothy/Dorothea) or “sorrows” (via Dolores), depending on the intended root.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| QA | 0 | #102 | 5 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #109 | 2 | 5,607 | |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #149 | 3 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| AE | 0 | #185 | 3 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #238 | 4 | 5,992 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #256 | 8 | 7,056 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #276 | 3 | 7,507 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #286 | 4 | 8,139 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #307 | 10 | 15,378 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #329 | 3 | 9,639 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #338 | 2 | 7,570 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #354 | 33 | 8,413 |
| HK | 0 | #354 | 4 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #357 | 3 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #359 | 4 | 8,539 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #377 | 20 | 15,987 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #422 | 8 | 13,098 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #471 | 1 | 7,952 |
| ZA | 0 | #471 | 4 | 14,421 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #504 | 12 | 19,177 |
| CO | 0 | #509 | 2 | 7,768 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #515 | 39 | 20,968 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #516 | 8 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #543 | 5 | 10,981 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #556 | 5 | 11,671 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #567 | 10 | 10,045 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #575 | 12 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #582 | 50 | 13,121 |
| BH | 0 | #583 | 5 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #596 | 20 | 16,104 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #741 | 3 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #823 | 4 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #839 | 97 | 25,931 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #910 | 9 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #921 | 5 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #950 | 10 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #971 | 24 | 24,821 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #991 | 11 | 16,750 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,060 | 52 | 25,439 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 11 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,073 | 69 | 25,928 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,135 | 9 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,167 | 10 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,260 | 8 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,264 | 9 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,431 | 16 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,589 | 26 | 28,008 |
Doll is popular in 51 countries — most recent births per country:
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