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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