Holy is a very rare variant of Holly that peaked in 2018 and has grown less common since.
Holy is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,704 for girl births in the United States (and #16,462 across all names), given to 10 babies. Holy was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 2014 (15 births).
Girls named Holy per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1975–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · 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
Boys named Holy
Boys named Holy per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1975–2025 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025) · 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