Holmes is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1915 and has since faded.
Holmes is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2024. Holmes was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1915 (24 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | #11,445 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | #13,057 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | #12,831 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | #11,284 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 | #9,103 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #6,640 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,223 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #5,024 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #3,887 |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #3,343 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #3,073 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #3,284 |
| 1953 | 9 | — | #2,795 |
| 1951 | 9 | — | #2,752 |
| 1950 | 9 | — | #2,660 |
| 1949 | 5 | — | #3,934 |
| 1947 | 10 | — | #2,570 |
| 1945 | 9 | — | #2,477 |
| 1944 | 8 | — | #2,734 |
| 1943 | 13 | — | #2,114 |
| 1942 | 7 | — | #3,068 |
| 1941 | 14 | — | #1,948 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | #2,392 |
| 1939 | 10 | — | #2,348 |
| 1938 | 11 | — | #2,255 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | #2,574 |
| 1936 | 10 | — | #2,363 |
| 1935 | 8 | — | #2,811 |
| 1933 | 19 | — | #1,614 |
| 1932 | 18 | — | #1,745 |
| 1931 | 9 | — | #2,753 |
| 1930 | 9 | — | #2,875 |
| 1929 | 13 | — | #2,255 |
| 1928 | 13 | — | #2,327 |
| 1927 | 18 | — | #1,912 |
| 1926 | 17 | — | #1,944 |
| 1925 | 23 | — | #1,608 |
| 1924 | 13 | — | #2,402 |
| 1923 | 15 | — | #2,171 |
| 1922 | 12 | — | #2,557 |
| 1921 | 23 | — | #1,613 |
| 1920 | 20 | — | #1,789 |
| 1919 | 21 | — | #1,664 |
| 1918 | 20 | — | #1,740 |
| 1917 | 17 | — | #1,858 |
| 1916 | 19 | — | #1,663 |
| 1915 | 24 | — | #1,387 |
| 1914 | 15 | — | #1,644 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | #2,372 |
| 1912 | 12 | — | #1,470 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | #1,437 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | #958 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | #1,070 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | #1,045 |
| 1880 | 6 | — | #867 |