The baby name Dolly is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɒli/ (UK), /ˈdɑːli/ (US) — DOH-lee.
Dolly is English in Origin.
The baby name Dolly is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdɒli/ (UK), /ˈdɑːli/ (US) — DOH-lee.
Dolly is English in Origin.
Dolly is an English diminutive used for both Dorothy and Dolores. From Dorothy (Greek Dorothea: doron “gift” + theos “god”), it carries the meaning “gift of God”; from Spanish Dolores (“sorrows”), it echoes Marian devotion to Nuestra Señora de los Dolores. The affectionate -y ending marks it as a pet form that has also stood alone as a given name.
In Britain and North America it was common as a familiar name in the 18th and 19th centuries, later peaking in early 20th‑century registers; it sees occasional modern revival, and is also used independently in South Asia. Notable bearers include country icon Dolly Parton and, with variant spelling, U.S. First Lady Dolley Madison; the toy word doll itself developed from the nickname Doll/Dolly. Variant spellings: Dollie, Dolley, Dolli. Related forms include Dorothy, Dorothea/Dorotea, Dottie, Dot, Dolores, and Lola.
| Dolly Parton Dolly Parton is a beloved American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for her hit songs like 'Jolene' and '9 to 5'. Born in 1946, she has also starred in films such as 'Steel Magnolias'. Beyond her entertainment career, she is known for her philanthropy and business ventures. | Dolly Haas Dolly Haas was a talented actor known for her work in both German and American cinema. She gained recognition for her role in the film 'I Confess', directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Her career spanned several decades, showcasing her versatility and charm on screen. | Dolly Wells Dolly Wells is an English actress best known for her role in the comedy series 'Doll & Em', which she co-created with Emily Mortimer. She has also appeared in films like 'Pride and Prejudice and Zombies' and 'Bridget Jones's Diary'. Her work often showcases her talent for both comedy and drama. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| BF | Boys | 0 | #26 | 1 | 439 |
| BN | 0 | #30 | 3 | 2,297 | |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| PR | 0 | #54 | 2 | 1,497 | |
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #63 | 95 | 4,216 |
| IN | 0 | #64 | 8 | 2,963 | |
| PH | 0 | #81 | 16 | 5,607 | |
| BG | 0 | #82 | 1 | 1,799 | |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| JM | 0 | #92 | 2 | 3,714 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #93 | 14 | 5,459 |
| SD | 0 | #97 | 6 | 2,130 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #99 | 4 | 3,319 |
| TW | 0 | #99 | 5 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| KW | 0 | #116 | 6 | 5,216 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #123 | 3 | 3,755 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #137 | 89 | 7,146 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #146 | 8 | 3,773 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #150 | 5 | 4,685 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #157 | 864 | 13,121 |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #161 | 7 | 3,171 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| HR | 0 | #181 | 1 | 2,081 | |
| AE | 0 | #184 | 4 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #185 | 2 | 3,154 | |
| Sweden | Girls | 2018 | #187 | 2 | 1,665 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #187 | 4 | 4,850 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #191 | 3,067 | 25,928 |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #216 | 2 | 4,575 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #219 | 7 | 3,308 |
| PS | 0 | #219 | 8 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 3,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #221 | 56 | 8,139 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #224 | 8 | 3,559 |
| IR | 0 | #230 | 2 | 4,221 | |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #231 | 29 | 7,507 |
| BD | 0 | #233 | 9 | 5,992 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #238 | 14 | 7,056 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #241 | 3,163 | 16,140 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #245 | 5 | 6,293 |
| SG | 0 | #246 | 24 | 11,010 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #248 | 2 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #249 | 5 | 6,830 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #249 | 68 | 15,378 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #250 | 2 | 6,592 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #253 | 6 | 3,650 |
| IL | 0 | #265 | 10 | 6,291 | |
| SA | 0 | #266 | 30 | 10,560 | |
| NG | 0 | #267 | 6 | 5,926 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #274 | 113 | 8,413 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #274 | 118 | 13,098 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #276 | 10 | 2,795 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #285 | 440 | 9,488 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #287 | 1,554 | 14,742 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #289 | 6 | 3,687 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #290 | 56 | 7,678 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #291 | 3 | 6,876 |
| PE | 0 | #295 | 16 | 6,350 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #305 | 92 | 15,987 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #310 | 16 | 7,570 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #311 | 14 | 6,973 |
| MY | 0 | #313 | 18 | 12,352 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #321 | 31 | 8,539 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #323 | 7 | 7,429 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #324 | 26 | 8,829 |
| EG | 0 | #330 | 71 | 6,387 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| LB | 0 | #341 | 393 | 13,263 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #346 | 252 | 18,916 |
| BO | 0 | #348 | 34 | 6,868 | |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #349 | 3 | 5,378 |
| CO | 0 | #350 | 134 | 7,768 | |
| HK | 0 | #351 | 7 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #362 | 3 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #369 | 13 | 8,639 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #373 | 181 | 20,968 |
| ZA | 0 | #377 | 71 | 14,421 | |
| NL | 0 | #380 | 12 | 2,481 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| France | Girls | 2020 | #392 | 3 | 3,215 |
| CL | 0 | #394 | 18 | 6,867 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #397 | 119 | 19,177 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #411 | 3 | 5,922 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #412 | 130 | 11,671 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #436 | 10 | 10,523 |
| Spain | 0 | #438 | 15 | 2,326 | |
| MX | 0 | #439 | 7 | 8,339 | |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #459 | 52 | 6,731 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #460 | 64 | 10,981 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #461 | 21 | 9,861 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #482 | 2 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #483 | 16 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #491 | 45 | 12,703 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #493 | 12 | 11,303 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #495 | 11 | 7,500 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #511 | 105 | 16,104 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #517 | 16 | 11,342 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #518 | 82 | 8,289 |
| BH | 0 | #522 | 32 | 17,937 | |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #524 | 94 | 11,648 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #540 | 6 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #552 | 6 | 12,905 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #569 | 7 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #601 | 5 | 10,045 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #619 | 4 | 9,244 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #623 | 166 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #639 | 302 | 25,931 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #652 | 314 | 14,861 |
| SY | 0 | #669 | 60 | 11,684 | |
| IT | 0 | #686 | 29 | 4,183 | |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #687 | 165 | 14,098 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #689 | 318 | 24,821 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #725 | 14 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #736 | 8 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #780 | 6 | 12,213 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #790 | 127 | 8,487 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #794 | 45 | 4,949 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #795 | 161 | 5,933 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #810 | 20 | 13,765 | |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #811 | 173 | 5,561 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #852 | 35 | 15,035 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #893 | 28 | 15,656 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #912 | 7 | 17,948 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #922 | 5 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #929 | 23 | 16,906 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #946 | 56 | 16,750 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #965 | 516 | 9,415 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #973 | 207 | 25,619 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #985 | 8 | 12,708 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 3 | 16,355 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,075 | 109 | 17,781 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,087 | 25 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,090 | 87 | 20,130 | |
| MA | 0 | #1,095 | 34 | 20,986 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,196 | 16 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,456 | 16 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,578 | 37 | 28,008 |
Dolly is popular in 80 countries — most recent births per country:
Did we miss something about this name? Let us know!