Jolly

JAH-lee /ˈdʒɑːli/
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Jolly is a rare variant of Joel that peaked in 1937 and has since faded.

Jolly is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2022. Jolly was first reported in SSA data in 1891 and peaked in 1934 (14 births).

About the name Jolly

PronunciationJAH-lee /ˈdʒɑːli/
CultureDutch

Names similar to Jolly

JoelJoellJollieJoelleBillyWallyWillyJolanJolon

How popular is Jolly?

Boys named Jolly
189119001920194019601978
Boys named Jolly per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1891–2022 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2022) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Girls named Jolly
1926194019601980200020202022
Girls named Jolly per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1891–2022 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2022) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Jolly total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
202255#16,392—
200766#16,418—
19855—#11,403—
19836—#9,526—
19786——#5,406
19715——#5,269
19655——#4,181
19645——#4,324
19636—#6,170—
19615——#4,356
19606——#3,850
195911——#2,596
19586——#3,727
19567—#5,049—
19558—#4,545—
19545——#4,092
19536——#3,614
195213—#5,180#3,231
19515——#3,978
19505——#3,947
194915—#4,951#2,705
19487——#3,162
194714—#4,543#3,228
194612—#4,686#3,350
19446—#4,278—
19435—#4,994—
19428——#2,812
19415——#3,768
194013——#2,037
19397——#2,979
193814—#4,072#2,757
193721—#2,632#2,398
19366——#3,351
193511——#2,327
193414——#1,974
19335——#3,916
193219—#4,153#2,150
19318——#2,976
193017—#3,848#2,700
19295—#4,924—
19286——#3,930
192710——#2,806
19265—#5,232—
19255——#4,572
192410——#2,926
19237——#3,649
192211——#2,713
19215——#4,663
19209——#3,080
19195——#4,483
19189——#2,991
19175——#4,274
19167——#3,344
19158——#2,948
19137——#2,380
19125——#2,724
19105——#1,722
18995——#1,132
18915——#1,044
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