Holly is a familiar girls' name that peaked in 1983 and has since faded.
Holly is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #416 for girl births in the United States (and #857 across all names), given to 751 babies. Holly was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1983 (6,388 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 751 | 751 | #416 | — |
| 2024 | 745 | 745 | #420 | — |
| 2023 | 682 | 682 | #453 | — |
| 2022 | 693 | 693 | #457 | — |
| 2021 | 673 | 673 | #465 | — |
| 2020 | 639 | 639 | #479 | — |
| 2019 | 651 | 651 | #483 | — |
| 2018 | 608 | 608 | #513 | — |
| 2017 | 634 | 634 | #493 | — |
| 2016 | 589 | 589 | #527 | — |
| 2015 | 653 | 653 | #491 | — |
| 2014 | 714 | 714 | #448 | — |
| 2013 | 683 | 683 | #451 | — |
| 2012 | 740 | 740 | #425 | — |
| 2011 | 738 | 738 | #420 | — |
| 2010 | 775 | 775 | #409 | — |
| 2009 | 858 | 858 | #381 | — |
| 2008 | 907 | 907 | #364 | — |
| 2007 | 976 | 976 | #339 | — |
| 2006 | 955 | 955 | #346 | — |
| 2005 | 1,040 | 1,040 | #310 | — |
| 2004 | 1,127 | 1,127 | #293 | #8,417 |
| 2003 | 1,227 | 1,227 | #261 | — |
| 2002 | 1,363 | 1,363 | #231 | — |
| 2001 | 1,462 | 1,462 | #219 | — |
| 2000 | 1,690 | 1,690 | #189 | — |
| 1999 | 1,749 | 1,749 | #180 | — |
| 1998 | 1,926 | 1,926 | #163 | #10,214 |
| 1997 | 2,061 | — | #152 | #9,832 |
| 1996 | 2,438 | — | #130 | — |
| 1995 | 2,544 | — | #126 | — |
| 1994 | 2,932 | — | #112 | #6,608 |
| 1993 | 3,037 | — | #108 | #9,271 |
| 1992 | 3,355 | — | #99 | #6,345 |
| 1991 | 3,296 | — | #105 | #6,811 |
| 1990 | 3,777 | — | #89 | #8,631 |
| 1989 | 3,912 | — | #79 | #3,138 |
| 1988 | 4,235 | — | #72 | #3,012 |
| 1987 | 4,276 | — | #71 | #2,999 |
| 1986 | 4,867 | — | #63 | #2,026 |
| 1985 | 5,627 | — | #56 | #2,191 |
| 1984 | 5,945 | — | #53 | #2,743 |
| 1983 | 6,415 | — | #48 | #1,976 |
| 1982 | 4,699 | — | #61 | #2,754 |
| 1981 | 4,593 | — | #63 | #1,918 |
| 1980 | 5,306 | — | #52 | #2,182 |
| 1979 | 5,508 | — | #48 | #2,414 |
| 1978 | 4,995 | — | #55 | #2,098 |
| 1977 | 5,482 | — | #52 | #2,397 |
| 1976 | 5,194 | — | #56 | #2,197 |
| 1975 | 5,057 | — | #55 | #3,523 |
| 1974 | 5,166 | — | #56 | #2,016 |
| 1973 | 5,140 | — | #54 | #1,751 |
| 1972 | 4,396 | — | #71 | #2,038 |
| 1971 | 4,765 | — | #76 | #2,236 |
| 1970 | 4,953 | — | #74 | #2,673 |
| 1969 | 4,136 | — | #87 | #2,474 |
| 1968 | 3,439 | — | #103 | #1,919 |
| 1967 | 3,175 | — | #109 | #1,684 |
| 1966 | 3,413 | — | #101 | #2,086 |
| 1965 | 3,374 | — | #113 | #2,124 |
| 1964 | 3,496 | — | #121 | #1,931 |
| 1963 | 3,149 | — | #132 | #2,248 |
| 1962 | 2,933 | — | #148 | #2,582 |
| 1961 | 2,586 | — | #161 | #2,617 |
| 1960 | 2,596 | — | #161 | #2,070 |
| 1959 | 2,309 | — | #168 | #1,888 |
| 1958 | 2,261 | — | #168 | #1,865 |
| 1957 | 2,412 | — | #157 | #1,917 |
| 1956 | 2,350 | — | #162 | #1,584 |
| 1955 | 2,519 | — | #144 | #2,083 |
| 1954 | 2,106 | — | #166 | #2,155 |
| 1953 | 1,581 | — | #199 | #2,070 |
| 1952 | 1,334 | — | #214 | #1,895 |
| 1951 | 1,087 | — | #237 | #1,799 |
| 1950 | 852 | — | #266 | #1,775 |
| 1949 | 643 | — | #307 | #2,275 |
| 1948 | 691 | — | #294 | #1,734 |
| 1947 | 730 | — | #295 | #1,623 |
| 1946 | 528 | — | #331 | #1,581 |
| 1945 | 395 | — | #353 | #1,971 |
| 1944 | 317 | — | #415 | #2,122 |
| 1943 | 336 | — | #410 | #1,733 |
| 1942 | 243 | — | #489 | #2,088 |
| 1941 | 151 | — | #611 | #1,720 |
| 1940 | 89 | — | #829 | #1,843 |
| 1939 | 88 | — | #832 | #1,601 |
| 1938 | 78 | — | #867 | #2,126 |
| 1937 | 62 | — | #1,025 | #1,950 |
| 1936 | 61 | — | #981 | #2,119 |
| 1935 | 54 | — | #1,044 | #2,451 |
| 1934 | 44 | — | #1,386 | #1,810 |
| 1933 | 42 | — | #1,492 | #1,737 |
| 1932 | 52 | — | #1,302 | #1,618 |
| 1931 | 38 | — | #1,408 | #2,557 |
| 1930 | 47 | — | #1,586 | #1,582 |
| 1929 | 42 | — | #1,734 | #1,701 |
| 1928 | 38 | — | #1,704 | #2,210 |
| 1927 | 46 | — | #1,696 | #1,717 |
| 1926 | 37 | — | #1,957 | #1,943 |
| 1925 | 42 | — | #2,145 | #1,553 |
| 1924 | 46 | — | #2,177 | #1,433 |
| 1923 | 42 | — | #2,215 | #1,524 |
| 1922 | 40 | — | #1,860 | #1,923 |
| 1921 | 38 | — | #2,428 | #1,612 |
| 1920 | 42 | — | #2,113 | #1,566 |
| 1919 | 29 | — | #2,718 | #1,924 |
| 1918 | 46 | — | #2,432 | #1,244 |
| 1917 | 41 | — | #1,805 | #1,612 |
| 1916 | 34 | — | #1,903 | #1,891 |
| 1915 | 34 | — | #1,836 | #1,828 |
| 1914 | 33 | — | #1,775 | #1,463 |
| 1913 | 27 | — | #1,951 | #1,348 |
| 1912 | 20 | — | #2,049 | #1,575 |
| 1911 | 15 | — | #1,711 | #1,630 |
| 1910 | 7 | — | #2,019 | — |
| 1909 | 6 | — | — | #1,364 |
| 1908 | 17 | — | #1,386 | #1,155 |
| 1907 | 9 | — | #1,447 | — |
| 1906 | 10 | — | #1,260 | — |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,319 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,753 | — |
| 1900 | 8 | — | — | #999 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | #1,712 | — |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,809 | — |
| 1897 | 7 | — | #1,318 | — |
| 1896 | 11 | — | #1,682 | #1,042 |
| 1894 | 8 | — | — | #819 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | #1,126 | — |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #1,014 |
| 1888 | 8 | — | — | #783 |
| 1885 | 6 | — | — | #877 |
| 1880 | 5 | — | — | #977 |