Given name & surname
Tolly
“son of Talmai”·“the son of the farmer”
In English use, Tolly is a diminutive of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Tolly is a diminutive of Bartholomew. Interpretations include “son of Talmai” and “the son of the farmer” (Aramaic). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Tolly is a diminutive of Bartholomew. An origin associated with Bartholomew is Aramaic.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Tolly is a diminutive of Bartholomew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1947. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Tolly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 17
- 11 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1949
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1976. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 149 as a first name in 2020; 494 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tolly’s family of names
In English usage, Tolly is a diminutive of Bartholomew.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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