How Many People Are Named Hollis?
people named Hollis are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 28,582 people in the US has this name
Based on 21,512 babies named Hollis in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
472 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was derived from Middle English holis "holly trees". It was originally given to a person who lived near a group of those trees.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Hollis, 37.4% were girls and 62.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Hollis rose from 3.8% in the 1890s to 43.3% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Hollis alive today is about 37 years old, and 48% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 67 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Hollis first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 472 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Hollis has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #292, in 1908. In 2025 it ranked #894. Among girls, its best rank was #772, in 1953.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #894 | #1,132 |
| Best rank | #292 (1908) | #772 (1953) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #364 in the 1920s | #1,969 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Hollis alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Hollis were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,107 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Hollis was given 4.3 times as often in Alabama, 4.1 times in Mississippi and 3.7 times in Tennessee.
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