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Holly is a given name used predominantly for girls. There have been 206,089 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 204,548 as girls and 1,541 as boys. Holly gained popularity in the 1940s, peaked in 1983 and has since declined significantly.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	739
2023	682
2022	692
2021	672
2020	638
2019	651
2018	608
2017	634
2016	589
2015	653
2014	714
2013	683
2012	740
2011	738
2010	774
2009	858
2008	907
2007	976
2006	955
2005	1,040
2004	1,127
2003	1,227
2002	1,363
2001	1,462
2000	1,690
1999	1,749
1998	1,926
1997	2,061
1996	2,438
1995	2,544
1994	2,932
1993	3,037
1992	3,355
1991	3,296
1990	3,777
1989	3,912
1988	4,235
1987	4,276
1986	4,868
1985	5,627
1984	5,947
1983	6,415
1982	4,699
1981	4,593
1980	5,306
1979	5,508
1978	4,995
1977	5,483
1976	5,194
1975	5,057
1974	5,166
1973	5,139
1972	4,396
1971	4,765
1970	4,953
1969	4,136
1968	3,439
1967	3,174
1966	3,414
1965	3,373
1964	3,497
1963	3,149
1962	2,934
1961	2,587
1960	2,594
1959	2,309
1958	2,261
1957	2,412
1956	2,350
1955	2,519
1954	2,106
1953	1,581
1952	1,335
1951	1,087
1950	852
1949	643
1948	692
1947	730
1946	528
1945	395
1944	317
1943	336
1942	243
1941	151
1940	89
1939	88
1938	78
1937	62
1936	61
1935	54
1934	44
1933	42
1932	52
1931	38
1930	47
1929	42
1928	38
1927	46
1926	37
1925	42
1924	46
1923	42
1922	40
1921	38
1920	42
1919	29
1918	46
1917	41
1916	34
1915	34
1914	33
1913	27
1912	20
1911	15
1910	7
1909	6
1908	17
1907	9
1906	10
1905	5
1904	6
1900	8
1899	5
1898	5
1897	7
1896	11
1894	8
1893	8
1892	6
1888	8
1885	6
1880	5