How Many People Are Named Holly?
people named Holly are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,785 people in the US has this name
Based on 206,845 babies named Holly in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
6,415 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word for the holly tree, ultimately derived from Old English holen.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Holly in English. Counting Holly and these spellings together, about 208,851 people alive in the US have the name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Holly (99.6%) were girls. The share of girls among babies named Holly rose from 46.5% in the 1910s to 100% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Holly alive today is about 44 years old, and 67% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 35 and 55 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Holly first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1983, to 6,415 babies. In 2025, 751 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Holly never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #48, in 1979 and 1983, and it was in the top 100 in 23 years between 1969 and 1992. In 2025 it ranked #416.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #416 |
| Best rank | #48 (1979 and 1983) |
| Years in the top 100 | 23 (1969 to 1992) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #58 in the 1970s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Holly alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Holly were born in California than in any other state: about 15,618 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Holly was given about 1.8 times as often in Idaho, New Hampshire and Utah.
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