Holly
Girl name
Holly meaning
wood, clearing, meadow
Holly at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #419 in 2024
- Meaning themes
- nature
Holly popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 |
| 1930 | #1,569 | 25 |
| 1940 | #827 | 74 |
| 1950 | #266 | 834 |
| 1960 | #161 | 2,578 |
| 1970 | #74 | 4,940 |
| 1980 | #52 | 5,282 |
| 1983 | #48 | 6,388 |
| 1990 | #89 | 3,772 |
| 2000 | #189 | 1,690 |
| 2010 | #409 | 774 |
| 2020 | #479 | 638 |
| 2024 | #419 | 739 |
All 124 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1893 | #1,091 | 8 |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 |
| 1897 | #1,263 | 7 |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 |
| 1904 | #1,659 | 6 |
| 1906 | #1,229 | 10 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 |
| 1908 | #1,357 | 10 |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 |
| 1911 | #1,656 | 9 |
| 1912 | #1,981 | 9 |
| 1913 | #1,883 | 11 |
| 1914 | #1,740 | 15 |
| 1915 | #1,800 | 18 |
| 1916 | #1,867 | 18 |
| 1917 | #1,773 | 20 |
| 1918 | #2,376 | 14 |
| 1919 | #2,640 | 12 |
| 1920 | #2,079 | 18 |
| 1921 | #2,378 | 15 |
| 1922 | #1,836 | 22 |
| 1923 | #2,169 | 17 |
| 1924 | #2,137 | 18 |
| 1925 | #2,119 | 18 |
| 1926 | #1,932 | 20 |
| 1927 | #1,669 | 25 |
| 1928 | #1,680 | 24 |
| 1929 | #1,704 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,569 | 25 |
| 1931 | #1,394 | 28 |
| 1932 | #1,293 | 32 |
| 1933 | #1,470 | 25 |
| 1934 | #1,372 | 28 |
| 1935 | #1,039 | 44 |
| 1936 | #979 | 49 |
| 1937 | #1,018 | 48 |
| 1938 | #866 | 66 |
| 1939 | #824 | 70 |
| 1940 | #827 | 74 |
| 1941 | #611 | 134 |
| 1942 | #489 | 230 |
| 1943 | #410 | 318 |
| 1944 | #415 | 305 |
| 1945 | #353 | 382 |
| 1946 | #331 | 507 |
| 1947 | #295 | 708 |
| 1948 | #294 | 673 |
| 1949 | #307 | 631 |
| 1950 | #266 | 834 |
| 1951 | #237 | 1,069 |
| 1952 | #214 | 1,318 |
| 1953 | #199 | 1,566 |
| 1954 | #166 | 2,092 |
| 1955 | #144 | 2,504 |
| 1956 | #162 | 2,325 |
| 1957 | #157 | 2,394 |
| 1958 | #168 | 2,242 |
| 1959 | #168 | 2,290 |
| 1960 | #161 | 2,578 |
| 1961 | #161 | 2,576 |
| 1962 | #148 | 2,923 |
| 1963 | #132 | 3,135 |
| 1964 | #121 | 3,479 |
| 1965 | #113 | 3,358 |
| 1966 | #100 | 3,399 |
| 1967 | #109 | 3,152 |
| 1968 | #103 | 3,421 |
| 1969 | #87 | 4,123 |
| 1970 | #74 | 4,940 |
| 1971 | #76 | 4,746 |
| 1972 | #71 | 4,376 |
| 1973 | #54 | 5,114 |
| 1974 | #56 | 5,144 |
| 1975 | #55 | 5,047 |
| 1976 | #56 | 5,173 |
| 1977 | #52 | 5,464 |
| 1978 | #55 | 4,972 |
| 1979 | #48 | 5,488 |
| 1980 | #52 | 5,282 |
| 1981 | #63 | 4,564 |
| 1982 | #61 | 4,682 |
| 1983 | #48 | 6,388 |
| 1984 | #53 | 5,930 |
| 1985 | #56 | 5,602 |
| 1986 | #62 | 4,839 |
| 1987 | #71 | 4,259 |
| 1988 | #72 | 4,217 |
| 1989 | #79 | 3,893 |
| 1990 | #89 | 3,772 |
| 1991 | #105 | 3,289 |
| 1992 | #99 | 3,347 |
| 1993 | #108 | 3,032 |
| 1994 | #112 | 2,924 |
| 1995 | #126 | 2,544 |
| 1996 | #130 | 2,438 |
| 1997 | #152 | 2,056 |
| 1998 | #163 | 1,921 |
| 1999 | #180 | 1,749 |
| 2000 | #189 | 1,690 |
| 2001 | #218 | 1,462 |
| 2002 | #231 | 1,363 |
| 2003 | #261 | 1,227 |
| 2004 | #293 | 1,119 |
| 2005 | #310 | 1,040 |
| 2006 | #346 | 955 |
| 2007 | #339 | 976 |
| 2008 | #364 | 907 |
| 2009 | #380 | 858 |
| 2010 | #409 | 774 |
| 2011 | #420 | 738 |
| 2012 | #425 | 740 |
| 2013 | #450 | 683 |
| 2014 | #448 | 714 |
| 2015 | #491 | 653 |
| 2016 | #527 | 589 |
| 2017 | #493 | 634 |
| 2018 | #511 | 608 |
| 2019 | #482 | 651 |
| 2020 | #479 | 638 |
| 2021 | #467 | 672 |
| 2022 | #457 | 692 |
| 2023 | #451 | 682 |
| 2024 | #419 | 739 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: Wiktionary contributors, “Holly” (revision 91747952), CC BY-SA 4.0.
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