Holly

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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 โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

8,534
Total babies (all years)
38
Years in the data
671
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1983164#78
1984184#63
1985159#72
1986160#74
1987151#77
1988142#80
1989156#80
1990163#78
1991197#57
1992175#72
1993180#76
1994225#52
1995253#48
1996266#42
1997267#41
1998259#40
1999230#47
2000265#41
2001325#25
2002357#23
2003403#20
2004372#21
2005361#24
2006182#30
2007203#28
2008196#27
2009187#30
2010156#41
2011161#42
2012132#52
2013101#73
2014145#60
2015610#54
2016671#42
201790#99
201878#103
2019144#102
202064#117