Zollie
Zollie is a name. Notable people with this name include:Zollie Kelman (1926–2008), American businessman Zollie Kovacs, Canadian football player Zollie Malindi (1924–2008), South African trade unionist Zollie Steakley (1908–1992), Texas lawyer, politician, and judge Zollie Toth (1924–2018), American football player Zollie Volchok (1916–2012), Sports manager Zollie Wright (1909–1976), American…
Meaning & Origin of Zollie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Zollie is a name. Notable people with this name include:Zollie Kelman (1926–2008), American businessman Zollie Kovacs, Canadian football player Zollie Malindi (1924–2008), South African trade unionist Zollie Steakley (1908–1992), Texas lawyer, politician, and judge Zollie Toth (1924–2018), American football player Zollie Volchok (1916–2012), Sports manager Zollie Wright (1909–1976), American…
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The Story of Zollie
As a girl name
American parents first put Zollie on the record books as a girl name in 1891, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1917, when 10 Zollies were born — ranking #2,879 that year. About 33% of every Zollie on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Zollie last appeared in the published SSA data in 2003, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 134 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Zollie on the record books as a boy name in 1884, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1916, when 23 Zollies were born — ranking #1,459 that year. About 20% of every Zollie on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Zollie last appeared in the published SSA data in 1986, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 823 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Popularity by State
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About the name Zollie
Zollie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1884 and has accumulated 823 births in the dataset. Zollie's peak popularity came in 1916 when it ranked #1,459. Use the chart and map above to compare Zollie'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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