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Holly

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Plant With Red Berries
Holy or holly tree; a beautiful seasonal name for girls born at Christmas, and the name of Audrey Hepburn''s memorable character Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffany''s

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Flower
  • Green
  • Nature
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Holly

Famous People

Actress Holly Hunter

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Michael Bolton

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1918 (rank #1231, 32 births); most recent 2004 (rank #8139, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1983 (rank #48, 6,388 births); most recent 2025 (rank #416, 751 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–751
2024–739
2023–682
2022–692
2021–672
2020–638
2019–651
2018–608
2017–634
2016–589

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #12, 3,435 births); most recent 2025 (rank #169, 285 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025285
2024367
2023370
2022463
2021568
2020646
2019772
2018957
20171,003
20161,098

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #1997, 16 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3528, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20236
20229
20214
202013
20199
201812
201714
20169
201516
201415

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #11, 380 births); most recent 2025 (rank #69, 77 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202577
2024115
2023120
2022129
2021160
2020156
2019213
2018196
2017195
2016239

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2002 (rank #15, 322 births); most recent 2025 (rank #77, 54 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202554
202452
202365
202292
202185
202088
2019104
2018127
2017140
2016132

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2010 (rank #25, 119 births); most recent 2025 (rank #87, 24 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202524
202419
202324
202223
202121
202031
201943
201863
201753
201651

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #63, 63 births); most recent 2023 (rank #223, 14 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202314
202212
202118
202023
201925
201813
201729
201625
201521
201423

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence