Holly

Holly

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Also spelled: Holly- (4)

Origin: English

Holly first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2002 with 3,435 babies (rank #12 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

51,103

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

3,435

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	2,498	#23
1997	2,584	#23
1998	2,419	#23
1999	2,189	#23
2000	2,356	#18
2001	2,783	#18
2002	3,435	#12
2003	3,377	#13
2004	2,730	#17
2005	2,465	#19
2006	2,329	#18
2007	2,237	#20
2008	2,275	#22
2009	2,263	#19
2010	2,055	#25
2011	1,971	#26
2012	1,937	#25
2013	1,546	#33
2014	1,362	#39
2015	1,248	#44
2016	1,098	#52
2017	1,003	#56
2018	957	#57
2019	772	#72
2020	646	#81
2021	568	#95

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

2,498

#23

1997

2,584

#23

1998

2,419

#23

1999

2,189

#23

2000

2,356

#18

2001

2,783

#18

2002

3,435

#12

2003

3,377

#13

2004

2,730

#17

2005

2,465

#19

2006

2,329

#18

2007

2,237

#20

2008

2,275

#22

2009

2,263

#19

2010

2,055

#25

2011

1,971

#26

2012

1,937

#25

2013

1,546

#33

2014

1,362

#39

2015

1,248

#44

2016

1,098

#52

2017

1,003

#56

2018

957

#57

2019

772

#72

2020

646

#81

2021

568

#95