Holly
#416 for girls in 2025, 751 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #8,143
Given to girls 99.3% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1983 · 6,388 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 23 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 205,304since 1893
Holly over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #416 | 751 | — | |
| 2024 | #420 | 745 | — | |
| 2023 | #453 | 682 | — | |
| 2022 | #457 | 693 | — | |
| 2021 | #465 | 673 | — | |
| 2020 | #479 | 639 | — | |
| 2019 | #483 | 651 | — | |
| 2018 | #512 | 608 | — | |
| 2017 | #493 | 634 | — | |
| 2016 | #527 | 589 | — | |
| 2015 | #491 | 653 | — | |
| 2014 | #448 | 714 | — | |
| 2013 | #450 | 683 | — | |
| 2012 | #425 | 740 | — | |
| 2011 | #420 | 738 | — | |
| 2010 | #409 | 775 | — | |
| 2009 | #380 | 858 | — | |
| 2008 | #364 | 907 | — | |
| 2007 | #339 | 976 | — | |
| 2006 | #346 | 955 | — | |
| 2005 | #310 | 1,040 | — | |
| 2004 | #293 | 1,119 | #8,143 | 8 |
| 2003 | #261 | 1,227 | — | |
| 2002 | #231 | 1,363 | — | |
| 2001 | #218 | 1,462 | — | |
| 2000 | #189 | 1,690 | — | |
| 1999 | #180 | 1,749 | — | |
| 1998 | #163 | 1,921 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #152 | 2,056 | #9,265 | 5 |
| 1996 | #130 | 2,438 | — | |
| 1995 | #126 | 2,544 | — | |
| 1994 | #112 | 2,924 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #108 | 3,032 | #8,700 | 5 |
| 1992 | #99 | 3,347 | #6,128 | 8 |
| 1991 | #105 | 3,289 | #6,519 | 7 |
| 1990 | #89 | 3,772 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #79 | 3,893 | #3,094 | 19 |
| 1988 | #72 | 4,217 | #2,961 | 18 |
| 1987 | #71 | 4,259 | #2,942 | 17 |
| 1986 | #63 | 4,838 | #2,007 | 29 |
| 1985 | #56 | 5,602 | #2,171 | 25 |
| 1984 | #53 | 5,928 | #2,706 | 17 |
| 1983 | #48 | 6,388 | #1,955 | 27 |
| 1982 | #61 | 4,682 | #2,709 | 17 |
| 1981 | #63 | 4,564 | #1,899 | 29 |
| 1980 | #52 | 5,282 | #2,162 | 24 |
| 1979 | #48 | 5,488 | #2,379 | 20 |
| 1978 | #55 | 4,972 | #2,068 | 23 |
| 1977 | #52 | 5,463 | #2,361 | 19 |
| 1976 | #56 | 5,173 | #2,177 | 21 |
| 1975 | #55 | 5,047 | #3,428 | 10 |
| 1974 | #56 | 5,144 | #1,983 | 22 |
| 1973 | #54 | 5,114 | #1,736 | 26 |
| 1972 | #71 | 4,376 | #2,020 | 20 |
| 1971 | #76 | 4,747 | #2,203 | 18 |
| 1970 | #74 | 4,940 | #2,621 | 13 |
| 1969 | #87 | 4,123 | #2,415 | 13 |
| 1968 | #103 | 3,421 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1967 | #109 | 3,153 | #1,652 | 22 |
| 1966 | #101 | 3,398 | #2,043 | 15 |
| 1965 | #113 | 3,359 | #2,084 | 15 |
| 1964 | #121 | 3,478 | #1,900 | 18 |
| 1963 | #132 | 3,135 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1962 | #148 | 2,922 | #2,504 | 11 |
| 1961 | #161 | 2,575 | #2,538 | 11 |
| 1960 | #161 | 2,580 | #2,042 | 16 |
| 1959 | #168 | 2,290 | #1,865 | 19 |
| 1958 | #168 | 2,242 | #1,838 | 19 |
| 1957 | #157 | 2,394 | #1,887 | 18 |
| 1956 | #162 | 2,325 | #1,568 | 25 |
| 1955 | #144 | 2,504 | #2,048 | 15 |
| 1954 | #166 | 2,092 | #2,114 | 14 |
| 1953 | #199 | 1,566 | #2,038 | 15 |
| 1952 | #214 | 1,317 | #1,856 | 17 |
| 1951 | #237 | 1,069 | #1,774 | 18 |
| 1950 | #266 | 834 | #1,746 | 18 |
| 1949 | #307 | 631 | #2,225 | 12 |
| 1948 | #294 | 672 | #1,703 | 19 |
| 1947 | #295 | 708 | #1,599 | 22 |
| 1946 | #331 | 507 | #1,557 | 21 |
| 1945 | #353 | 382 | #1,926 | 13 |
| 1944 | #415 | 305 | #2,080 | 12 |
| 1943 | #410 | 318 | #1,699 | 18 |
| 1942 | #489 | 230 | #2,042 | 13 |
| 1941 | #611 | 134 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | #827 | 74 | #1,802 | 15 |
| 1939 | #824 | 70 | #1,578 | 18 |
| 1938 | #866 | 66 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #1,018 | 48 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | #979 | 49 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #1,039 | 44 | #2,396 | 10 |
| 1934 | #1,372 | 28 | #1,783 | 16 |
| 1933 | #1,470 | 25 | #1,707 | 17 |
| 1932 | #1,293 | 32 | #1,584 | 20 |
| 1931 | #1,394 | 28 | #2,471 | 10 |
| 1930 | #1,569 | 25 | #1,559 | 22 |
| 1929 | #1,704 | 22 | #1,672 | 20 |
| 1928 | #1,680 | 24 | #2,162 | 14 |
| 1927 | #1,669 | 25 | #1,692 | 21 |
| 1926 | #1,932 | 20 | #1,911 | 17 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 | #1,534 | 24 |
| 1924 | #2,137 | 18 | #1,414 | 28 |
| 1923 | #2,169 | 17 | #1,502 | 25 |
| 1922 | #1,836 | 22 | #1,883 | 18 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 | #1,588 | 23 |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 | #1,882 | 17 |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 | #1,231 | 32 |
| 1917 | #1,773 | 20 | #1,587 | 21 |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 | #1,849 | 16 |
| 1915 | #1,800 | 18 | #1,782 | 16 |
| 1914 | #1,740 | 15 | #1,441 | 18 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 | #1,311 | 16 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 | #1,527 | 11 |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
| 1909 | — | #1,277 | 6 | |
| 1908 | #1,357 | 10 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 | — | |
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 | — | |
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #982 | 6 |
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 | — | |
| 1892 | — | #956 | 6 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #755 | 8 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
The first year at least five girls were named Holly! It came in at #1,091, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1894–1896, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Holly is popular in 1949
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Connecticut#126 · 1 in 690
- Massachusetts#158 · 1 in 1,177
- Wisconsin#160 · 1 in 1,273
- Minnesota#163 · 1 in 1,204
- Maine#174 · 1 in 1,015
Best ever in a state: #18 in Utah, 1974.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #126 | 25 | 1 in 690 |
| Massachusetts | #158 | 38 | 1 in 1,177 |
| Wisconsin | #160 | 29 | 1 in 1,273 |
| Minnesota | #163 | 27 | 1 in 1,204 |
| Maine | #174 | 9 | 1 in 1,015 |
| North Dakota | #183 | 6 | 1 in 1,112 |
| Illinois | #191 | 63 | 1 in 1,362 |
| Ohio | #194 | 61 | 1 in 1,422 |
| Nebraska | #201 | 9 | 1 in 1,494 |
| Montana | #202 | 5 | 1 in 1,216 |
| New Jersey | #213 | 24 | 1 in 1,769 |
| Washington | #216 | 17 | 1 in 1,478 |
| Colorado | #251 | 8 | 1 in 1,781 |
| District of Columbia | #263 | 6 | 1 in 1,916 |
| New York | #269 | 58 | 1 in 2,447 |
| Oregon | #272 | 7 | 1 in 2,147 |
| Michigan | #274 | 25 | 1 in 2,827 |
| California | #276 | 56 | 1 in 2,022 |
| Iowa | #278 | 9 | 1 in 3,032 |
| Pennsylvania | #281 | 35 | 1 in 2,934 |
| Indiana | #294 | 14 | 1 in 3,000 |
| Maryland | #339 | 6 | 1 in 3,743 |
| Missouri | #392 | 8 | 1 in 4,843 |
| Florida | #399 | 7 | 1 in 3,848 |
| North Carolina | #480 | 7 | 1 in 7,007 |
| Texas | #529 | 19 | 1 in 4,986 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Holly
- 4 spots since 2024 (#420 → #416)
- 63 spots since 2020 (#479 → #416)
- 75 spots since 2015 (#491 → #416)
- Biggest jump: 216 spots in 1941 (#827 → #611)
- Biggest drop: 43 spots in 2015 (#448 → #491)
- Debuted 1893
- Peaked 1983 at #48 (6,388 births)
- Births halved by 1993, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 23 yrs · run 1969–1990
- Top 1,000: 89 yrs · run 1938–2025
- Highest: 1 in 262 girls born in 1983 were named Holly (0.38%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,140 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
- 24.6% of all girls named Holly (50,464) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 30 | #1,091 (1893) | #1,447 |
| 1900s | 35 | #1,229 (1906) | #1,407 |
| 1910s | 133 | #1,656 (1911) | #1,965 |
| 1920s | 199 | #1,669 (1927) | #1,970 |
| 1930s | 415 | #824 (1939) | #1,182 |
| 1940s | 3,961 | #294 (1948) | #433 |
| 1950s | 18,633 | #144 (1955) | #188 |
| 1960s | 32,144 | #87 (1969) | #124 |
| 1970s | 50,464 | #48 (1979) | #60 |
| 1980s | 49,653 | #48 (1983) | #62 |
| 1990s | 27,072 | #89 (1990) | #126 |
| 2000s | 11,597 | #189 (2000) | #293 |
| 2010s | 6,785 | #409 (2010) | #466 |
| 2020s | 4,183 | #416 (2025) | #448 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Holly in 1949
Top girls' names in 1949
Top boys' names in 1949
More about 1949
girls
1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 2,711 of them was named Holly, which outranked 94.9% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,773,939 boys got a published name in 1949; 1 in 147,828 of them was named Holly, which outranked 47.1% of the 4,205 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,123Wille13
- #2,123Williard13
- #2,123Winslow13
- #2,225Holly12
- #2,225Abdul12
- #2,225Alben12
- #2,225Alwyn12
- #2,337Abelino11
- #2,337Abie11
- #2,337Alain11
Tied with 111 names at #2,225; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.