Holly
The evergreen with red berries; a name for girls born near Christmas.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Holly appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 23 different years between 1969 and 1992. Its biggest year was 1983, when 6,388 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 48 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 416 for girls. All told, 206,845 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Hollie (19,906), Holli (8,748), Holley (4,690), Hollee (743) (total births since 1880)
Explore Holly interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 30 | No. 1091 |
| 1900s | 35 | No. 1229 |
| 1910s | 133 | No. 1656 |
| 1920s | 199 | No. 1669 |
| 1930s | 415 | No. 824 |
| 1940s | 3,961 | No. 294 |
| 1950s | 18,633 | No. 144 |
| 1960s | 32,144 | No. 87 |
| 1970s | 50,464 | No. 48 |
| 1980s | 49,653 | No. 48 |
| 1990s | 27,072 | No. 89 |
| 2000s | 11,597 | No. 189 |
| 2010s | 6,785 | No. 409 |
| 2020s | 4,183 | No. 416 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.