Holland

Where Holland comes from

Holland hasn't made it into the dictionaries we draw on, and nobody well known enough for an encyclopedia has carried it yet — so for now its story is the one the SSA record tells. Names that spell a familiar sound a new way often live here for a while before anyone writes them down.

Along the way
  1. 1918
    First appearance
    #4,809 among girls, 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 it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  4. 1986
    Holland Roden born
    American actress
  5. 2025
    Peak, #549
    550 babies named Holland — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary

No dictionary entry for this spelling — which is its own kind of rare.

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.