Holly

Meaning: Holly tree
Origin: English

Girl's name · #416 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Holly's best rank, #48, came in 1979; it has stepped well back to #416 today. Roughly 205,000 girls have been named Holly since 1893.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#70 in Ireland (2025) · #78 in Scotland (2025) · #90 in N. Ireland (2025) · #167 in New Zealand (2025) · #169 in England & Wales (2025) · #324 in Sweden (2025) · #412 in Netherlands (2025) · #533 in Poland (2025) · #1,089 in Ecuador (2025) · #1,142 in Austria (2025) · #1,262 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,366 in Belgium (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Hollys

Holly Hunter — American actress (born 1958)
Holly Marie Combs — American actress
Holly Madison — American television personality and podcaster
Holly Valance — Australian actress and singer
Holly Black — American children's fiction writer

In stories & tradition

Holly Short — Artemis Fowl (novel series)
Holly Goodhead — Moonraker (film)
Holly Holliday — Glee (TV series)

What Hollys become

Among 591 notable people named Holly:

Entertainers appear 2.1× more often than among typical names — e.g. Holly Hunter, American actress (born 1958).

Similar names: Ollie · April · Hollis · Molly · Leslie · Kelly

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