Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Holmes is the given name of: Holmes Alexander, American historian, journalist, syndicated columnist and politician Holmes Beckwith, American political scientist and professor who killed his dean and then himself Holmes Braddock, American politician Holmes Colbert, Native American leader of the Chickasaw Nation and writer of the Chickasaw Nation's constitution in the 1850s Holmes Conrad, American politician, lawyer and military officer Holmes Herbert, English character actor Holmes Rolston III, philosopher, author and professor Holmes Tuttle, American businessman and political adviser to Ronald Reagan
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Holmes yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 6 | #867 |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,045 |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,070 |
| 1903 | 7 | #958 |
| 1907 | 5 | #1,437 |
| 1912 | 12 | #1,470 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,372 |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,644 |
| 1915 | 24 | #1,387 |
| 1916 | 19 | #1,663 |
| 1917 | 17 | #1,858 |
| 1918 | 20 | #1,740 |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,664 |
| 1920 | 20 | #1,789 |
| 1921 | 23 | #1,613 |
| 1922 | 12 | #2,557 |
| 1923 | 15 | #2,171 |
| 1924 | 13 | #2,402 |
| 1925 | 23 | #1,608 |
| 1926 | 17 | #1,944 |
| 1927 | 18 | #1,912 |
| 1928 | 13 | #2,327 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,255 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,875 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,753 |
| 1932 | 18 | #1,745 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,614 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,811 |
| 1936 | 10 | #2,362 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,574 |
| 1938 | 11 | #2,255 |
| 1939 | 10 | #2,348 |
| 1940 | 10 | #2,392 |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,948 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,068 |
| 1943 | 13 | #2,114 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,734 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,477 |
| 1947 | 10 | #2,570 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,934 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,660 |
| 1951 | 9 | #2,752 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,795 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,284 |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,073 |
| 1956 | 7 | #3,342 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,886 |
| 1970 | 5 | #5,023 |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,224 |
| 1980 | 5 | #6,641 |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,103 |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,279 |
| 2021 | 5 | #12,826 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,050 |
| 2024 | 6 | #11,404 |
