Holland

Where Holland comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Holland.

Holland through the years
  1. 1918
    First appearance
    #4,809 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1943
    Holland Taylor born
    American actress
  3. 1981
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
  4. 1986
    Holland Roden born
    American actress
  5. 2025
    Peak, #549
    550 babies named Holland, the most in any year.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Holland Taylor · American actress, born 1943
  • Holland Roden · American actress, born 1986
  • Holland Smith · United States Marine Corps general, 1882–1967
  • Holland Thompson · American historian, 1873–1940
  • Holland Cotter · American art critic, born 1947

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.