Hoyle

HOYL /ˈhɔɪl/
boy 2 syllables fading

Hoyle is a rare variant of Holly that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Hoyle is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1977. Hoyle was first reported in SSA data in 1907 and peaked in 1925 (38 births).

About the name Hoyle

PronunciationHOYL /ˈhɔɪl/
38peak births 1925
1907first in SSA data

Names similar to Hoyle

How popular is Hoyle?

Boys named Hoyle
190719101920193019401950196019701977
Boys named Hoyle per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1907–1977 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1977) 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

Hoyle total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19775—#6,231
19718—#3,779
19675—#4,215
19648—#3,137
19635—#4,296
19625—#4,301
19618—#3,211
19605—#4,292
19596—#3,766
19586—#3,703
19579—#2,907
19565—#4,180
195510—#2,662
195412—#2,368
195313—#2,229
19529—#2,767
195110—#2,562
195013—#2,147
194916—#1,903
194818—#1,782
194716—#1,951
194619—#1,668
194519—#1,556
194416—#1,776
194318—#1,734
194216—#1,833
194119—#1,616
194021—#1,497
193919—#1,553
193826—#1,321
193724—#1,388
193623—#1,400
193523—#1,437
193423—#1,440
193317—#1,738
193225—#1,405
193128—#1,317
193019—#1,726
192929—#1,327
192831—#1,310
192723—#1,619
192632—#1,286
192538—#1,154
192423—#1,654
192332—#1,287
192229—#1,380
192125—#1,528
192026—#1,476
191926—#1,429
191824—#1,516
191732—#1,207
191623—#1,485
191513—#2,113
191414—#1,728
191317—#1,285
191214—#1,311
19075—#1,438