ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 👦As Boy Name 1884 First Year 1984 Last Year 1927 Peak Year #1748 Peak Rank 566 Total Count 63 Years Active 👧As Girl Name 1896 First Year 1987 Last Year 1917 Peak Year #3092 Peak Rank 40 Total Count 6 Years Active Advertisement 🌍 ## 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. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tollie%5FRecords) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tollie%5FRecords) 🏛️Origin & history The label distributed two of the Beatles ' singles in the United States before Capitol Records eventually took over. The first single was " Twist and Shout " b/w " There's a Place " (Tollie 9001), which was released in February 1964, amid the flurry of Beatlemania that was sweeping the United States at that time. This single version of their recording reached the number 2 position on Billboard's Top 40 singles chart, with its B-side "There's a Place" reaching number 74\. The second single released by Tollie was " Love Me Do " b/w " P.S. I Love You " (Tollie 9008), in April 1964\. It went all the [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Tollie](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a7/Tollie-logo.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=api&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tollie%5FRecords) 📖 ## 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 Girls Boys ## Popularity by State 👧 Girls 👦 Boys ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like Tollie Phonetically similar names — useful when Tollie is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Tolly](/tolly) * [Tally](/tally) * [Telly](/telly) * Tele * Tly * [Tilly](/tilly) * [Tully](/tully) * [Tali](/tali) * Tolo * [Talley](/talley) * Tooley * [Tilley](/tilley) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Tollie What does the name Tollie mean? Tollie Records was a record label formed in February 1964, as a subsidiary label of Vee-Jay Records. It closed in May 1965. How popular is Tollie in 2026? In 2026, Tollie ranks #4,553 among boys' names in the U.S., with 8 babies given the name that year. When was Tollie most popular? Tollie reached its peak popularity in 1927, ranking #1,748 that year with 20 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Tollie most popular? Tollie has historically been most popular in Kentucky, Alabama. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Tollie. Is Tollie a unisex name? Yes — Tollie is used for both girls and boys in U.S. records, with about 7% of Tollies assigned female and 93% assigned male historically. What names go well with Tollie? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Tollie include Calloway, Mayer, Arin. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names ### 👦 Similar Boy Names [👦CallowayPeak #1748](/calloway)[👦MayerPeak #1748](/mayer)[👦ArinPeak #1748](/arin)[👦OrangePeak #1747](/orange) ### 👧 Similar Girl Names [👧RilliePeak #3092](/rillie)[👧VirliePeak #3092](/virlie)[👧ElvirePeak #3092](/elvire)[👧VergilPeak #3092](/vergil) Advertisement ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1927 → ](/year/1927) * [ Names of the 1920s → ](/decade/1920s) * [ Names starting with "T" → ](/letter/t) * [ Browse all boy names → ](/names/boys) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) * [ Browse unisex names → ](/names/unisex) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides. Advertisement