Holger

HAHL-jer /ˈhɑːldʒɚ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Holger is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.

Holger is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2002. Holger was first reported in SSA data in 1898 and peaked in 1916 (16 births).

About the name Holger

PronunciationHAHL-jer /ˈhɑːldʒɚ/
CultureDanishGermanNorwegianSwedish
16peak births 1916
1898first in SSA data

Names similar to Holger

How popular is Holger?

Boys named Holger
18981900192019401960198020002002
Boys named Holger per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1898–2002 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2002) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Holger total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
200255#11,331
19875—#7,401
19716—#4,621
19695—#4,657
19675—#4,210
19665—#4,191
19656—#3,693
19636—#3,806
19575—#4,232
19526—#3,528
19337—#3,132
19328—#2,969
19316—#3,567
19309—#2,874
19299—#2,846
19287—#3,514
19275—#4,459
19267—#3,539
19255—#4,535
19247—#3,653
19238—#3,297
19228—#3,378
19219—#3,093
19207—#3,635
19196—#3,925
19189—#2,977
191713—#2,228
191616—#1,890
19159—#2,722
19146—#3,070
191311—#1,736
191213—#1,387
18985—#1,211