Holly

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Holly first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 359 babies (rank #103 that year). In 2024 it was given to 86 girls (rank #346). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

6,136

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

359

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

Names ranked near Holly in 2024

Other girls' names starting with H

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	347	#108
1992	355	#102
1993	359	#103
1994	325	#103
1995	334	#107
1996	304	#114
1997	308	#98
1998	266	#116
1999	232	#127
2000	240	#115
2001	180	#162
2002	194	#144
2003	184	#151
2004	156	#177
2005	141	#204
2006	151	#205
2007	126	#252
2008	150	#214
2009	115	#300
2010	108	#298
2011	136	#232
2012	121	#271
2013	109	#298
2014	131	#246
2015	121	#268
2016	111	#292
2017	130	#238
2018	102	#315
2019	104	#301
2020	117	#250
2021	116	#269
2022	90	#320
2023	87	#334
2024	86	#346