Jolly is a unisex name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find how many babies have been named Jolly across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Jolly has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 467 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Jolly per year, United States (1891 to 2022). United States peaked in 1937 (21/yr).
Jolly is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1937, when it ranked #3,022 nationally (given to 21 babies that year).
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