Jolly

Given to 467 US babies since 1891

▼ Not recorded since 2022

Rank in 2025

—

recorded as girls

—

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

Fewer than 5

Peak year

1891

5 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

467

since 1891

Born a Jolly? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Jolly was most popular in 1891, when 5 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.05 per 1,000). Fewer than 5 babies were recorded as Jolly in 2025. Not recorded since 2022.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	<5	—
2024	<5	—	<5	—
2023	<5	—	<5	—
2022	5	15306	<5	—
2021	<5	—	<5	—
2020	<5	—	<5	—
2019	<5	—	<5	—
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2007	6	15491	<5	—
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1991	<5	—	<5	—
1990	<5	—	<5	—
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1988	<5	—	<5	—
1987	<5	—	<5	—
1986	<5	—	<5	—
1985	5	10677	<5	—
1984	<5	—	<5	—
1983	6	9015	<5	—
1982	<5	—	<5	—
1981	<5	—	<5	—
1980	<5	—	<5	—
1979	<5	—	<5	—
1978	<5	—	6	5059
1977	<5	—	<5	—
1976	<5	—	<5	—
1975	<5	—	<5	—
1974	<5	—	<5	—
1973	<5	—	<5	—
1972	<5	—	<5	—
1971	<5	—	5	4907
1970	<5	—	<5	—
1969	<5	—	<5	—
1968	<5	—	<5	—
1967	<5	—	<5	—
1966	<5	—	<5	—
1965	<5	—	5	3930
1964	<5	—	5	4039
1963	6	5891	<5	—
1962	<5	—	<5	—
1961	<5	—	5	4065
1960	<5	—	6	3665
1959	<5	—	11	2530
1958	<5	—	6	3559
1957	<5	—	<5	—
1956	7	4837	<5	—
1955	8	4376	<5	—
1954	<5	—	5	3827
1953	<5	—	6	3425
1952	6	4908	7	3095
1951	<5	—	5	3714
1950	<5	—	5	3681
1949	6	4673	9	2606
1948	<5	—	7	3010
1947	7	4345	7	3096
1946	6	4417	6	3173
1945	<5	—	<5	—
1944	6	4054	<5	—
1943	5	4691	<5	—
1942	<5	—	8	2712
1941	<5	—	5	3505
1940	<5	—	13	1983
1939	<5	—	7	2829
1938	6	3847	8	2646
1937	11	2570	10	2332
1936	<5	—	6	3147
1935	<5	—	11	2246
1934	<5	—	14	1932
1933	<5	—	5	3642
1932	6	3901	13	2101
1931	<5	—	8	2864
1930	7	3658	10	2609
1929	5	4570	<5	—
1928	<5	—	6	3697
1927	<5	—	10	2703
1926	5	4851	<5	—
1925	<5	—	5	4197
1924	<5	—	10	2822
1923	<5	—	7	3467
1922	<5	—	11	2630
1921	<5	—	5	4322
1920	<5	—	9	2967
1919	<5	—	5	4168
1918	<5	—	9	2882
1917	<5	—	5	3981
1916	<5	—	7	3177
1915	<5	—	8	2829
1914	<5	—	<5	—
1913	<5	—	7	2273
1912	<5	—	5	2544
1911	<5	—	<5	—
1910	<5	—	5	1589
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	<5	—
1903	<5	—	<5	—
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	<5	—
1899	<5	—	5	1051
1898	<5	—	<5	—
1897	<5	—	<5	—
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	<5	—
1891	<5	—	5	963