Tollie
Tollie Records was a record label formed in February 1964, as a subsidiary label of Vee-Jay Records. It closed in May 1965.
Meaning & Origin of Tollie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Tollie Records was a record label formed in February 1964, as a subsidiary label of Vee-Jay Records. It closed in May 1965.
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Origin & history
The Story of Tollie
As a girl name
Tollie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1896, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 9 births, good for #3,092 nationwide. About 40% of every Tollie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Tollie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1987, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 40 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Tollie on the record books as a boy name in 1884, with 8 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1927, when 20 Tollies were born — ranking #1,748 that year. About 23% of every Tollie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Tollie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1984, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 566 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Tollie
Tollie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 566 births in the dataset. Tollie's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #1,748. Use the chart and map above to compare Tollie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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