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Dollie

Dollie: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“gift of God”
Origin
English
Say it
DAHL-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Variant spelling of Dolly, traditionally a diminutive of Dorothy. Dorothy comes from Greek Dorothea, meaning gift of God.

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How popular is Dollie?

20242.7 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Dollie in 20249

Peak year1886

Total US babies since 188019,285

Dollie is rising: use over the last five years is 2.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Dollie

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Dollygift of God · English
  • Oliviaolive tree · English
  • Evelyndesired; little bird · English
  • Harperharp player · English
  • Violetviolet flower · English
  • Hazelhazel tree · English
  • Ellieshort form of names ending in -el or -ella · English
  • Lilylily flower · English

Dollie questions

What does the name Dollie mean?

Dollie means "gift of God". It comes from English. Variant spelling of Dolly, traditionally a diminutive of Dorothy. Dorothy comes from Greek Dorothea, meaning gift of God.

Is Dollie a boy or girl name?

Dollie is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Dollie?

9 US babies were named Dollie in 2024. Its peak year was 1886.

How do you pronounce Dollie?

Dollie is usually pronounced DAHL-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.