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Volley

Volley is a boy's name that peaked in 1922, when it was the 3,252nd most popular in the United States. It has not appeared in the national data since 1942. About 2 Volleys are alive in the United States today, and half of them are over 83.

Popularity, 1880–2025

Births per year, 1880 to 2025 0 3 5 8 10 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

boys named Volley

By the numbers

Total US births
19
Estimated living today
2
Median age today
83
Peak year
1922
Best rank
3,252nd
Rank in 2025
unranked
First recorded
1922

Names of 1922

The most popular boys’ names the year Volley peaked:

All the names of 1922

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Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state baby-name files, 1880–2025. Counts include only births registered with the SSA, and names with fewer than five births in a year are not published. The living estimate applies SSA cohort life tables to those births; it counts people born in the United States, so it misses anyone who arrived later and anyone who has left.