Holly

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Holly first appears in the data in 1983 and has been recorded in 38 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 671 babies (rank #42 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Holly

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Holly yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,534

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

671

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In The Office (US): Holly Flax — Michael's match

Famous people named Holly

Holly Hunterfilm actor · b. 1958
Holly Marie Combsfilm actor · b. 1973
Holly Madisontelevision personality · b. 1979
Holly Valancefilm actor · b. 1983
Holly Blacknovelist · b. 1971

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with H

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1983	164	#78
1984	184	#63
1985	159	#72
1986	160	#74
1987	151	#77
1988	142	#80
1989	156	#80
1990	163	#78
1991	197	#57
1992	175	#72
1993	180	#76
1994	225	#52
1995	253	#48
1996	266	#42
1997	267	#41
1998	259	#40
1999	230	#47
2000	265	#41
2001	325	#25
2002	357	#23
2003	403	#20
2004	372	#21
2005	361	#24
2006	182	#30
2007	203	#28
2008	196	#27
2009	187	#30
2010	156	#41
2011	161	#42
2012	132	#52
2013	101	#73
2014	145	#60
2015	610	#54
2016	671	#42
2017	90	#99
2018	78	#103
2019	144	#102
2020	64	#117