Holly Name Popularity

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How popular is Holly?

The less frequently given name Holly was the 509th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has seen rankings outside of the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #48 for the first time in 1979 and as recently as 1983 with 6,388 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Holly in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1909.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Holly occurred roughly during the years 1912-1915, 1924-1927, 1929-1947, 1948-1955, 1958-1964, 1966-1970, and 1980-1983, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1988-1991, and 1992-2005.

Sometimes the name Holly has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

Where is the name Holly popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very low point.

Holly's popularity has been spiralling downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Holly has dropped.

The name Holly still has a solid footing but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Holly has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Holly (Girl)		Holly (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		608	509	< 5	--
2017		630	494	< 5	--
2016		589	526	< 5	--
2015		653	491	< 5	--
2014		714	448	< 5	--
2013		682	451	< 5	--
2012		740	425	< 5	--
2011		735	424	< 5	--
2010		773	409	< 5	--
2009		857	381	< 5	--
2008		907	364	< 5	--
2007		976	339	< 5	--
2006		955	346	< 5	--
2005		1,040	309	< 5	--
2004		1,118	293	8	8,414
2003		1,226	261	< 5	--
2002		1,363	231	< 5	--
2001		1,462	218	< 5	--
2000		1,690	189	< 5	--
1999		1,749	180	< 5	--
1998		1,921	163	5	10,209
1997		2,056	152	5	9,831
1996		2,437	130	< 5	--
1995		2,544	126	< 5	--
1994		2,924	112	8	6,607
1993		3,032	108	5	9,270
1992		3,347	99	8	6,344
1991		3,289	105	7	6,812
1990		3,771	89	5	8,621
1989		3,894	79	19	3,138
1988		4,217	72	17	3,127
1987		4,259	71	17	2,996
1986		4,837	63	29	2,026
1985		5,602	56	25	2,192
1984		5,927	53	17	2,742
1983		6,388	48	27	1,975
1982		4,682	61	17	2,752
1981		4,565	63	29	1,919
1980		5,285	52	24	2,180
1979		5,489	48	20	2,414
1978		4,973	55	23	2,101
1977		5,463	52	19	2,399
1976		5,176	56	21	2,197
1975		5,049	55	10	3,522
1974		5,143	56	22	2,015
1973		5,115	54	25	1,794
1972		4,375	71	20	2,037
1971		4,745	76	19	2,158
1970		4,942	74	13	2,672
1969		4,124	87	13	2,472
1968		3,420	103	18	1,919
1967		3,153	109	22	1,683
1966		3,397	100	15	2,088
1965		3,358	113	14	2,213
1964		3,480	121	19	1,867
1963		3,135	132	14	2,245
1962		2,923	148	11	2,578
1961		2,575	160	11	2,613
1960		2,578	161	16	2,069
1959		2,291	167	19	1,882
1958		2,244	168	19	1,865
1957		2,393	158	18	1,918
1956		2,325	162	25	1,582
1955		2,503	144	15	2,077
1954		2,094	166	14	2,159
1953		1,565	199	15	2,071
1952		1,317	214	17	1,895
1951		1,069	237	18	1,800
1950		834	266	18	1,774
1949		631	307	12	2,273
1948		673	294	19	1,733
1947		708	295	22	1,624
1946		508	331	21	1,581
1945		382	353	13	1,971
1944		305	415	12	2,121
1943		318	410	18	1,732
1942		230	489	13	2,086
1941		134	611	17	1,719
1940		74	830	15	1,844
1939		70	831	18	1,601
1938		66	867	12	2,127
1937		48	1,026	14	1,951
1936		49	981	12	2,119
1935		44	1,044	10	2,451
1934		28	1,386	16	1,809
1933		25	1,492	17	1,736
1932		32	1,302	20	1,616
1931		28	1,408	10	2,557
1930		25	1,587	22	1,582
1929		22	1,732	20	1,700
1928		24	1,704	14	2,212
1927		25	1,696	21	1,717
1926		20	1,957	17	1,943
1925		18	2,145	24	1,554
1924		18	2,177	28	1,433
1923		17	2,215	25	1,524
1922		22	1,860	18	1,923
1921		15	2,428	23	1,612
1920		18	2,113	24	1,566
1919		12	2,718	17	1,924
1918		14	2,433	32	1,244
1917		20	1,805	21	1,612
1916		18	1,903	16	1,891
1915		18	1,836	16	1,828
1914		15	1,775	18	1,463
1913		11	1,951	16	1,348
1912		9	2,050	11	1,575
1911		9	1,711	6	1,630
1910		7	2,019	< 5	--
1909		< 5	--	6	1,364
1908		10	1,386	7	1,155
1907		9	1,447	< 5	--
1906		10	1,260	< 5	--
1905		< 5	--	5	1,319
1904		6	1,753	< 5	--
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	8	999
1899		5	1,712	< 5	--
1898		5	1,809	< 5	--
1897		7	1,318	< 5	--
1896		5	1,682	6	1,042
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	8	819
1893		8	1,126	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	6	1,014
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	8	783
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	6	877
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	5	977

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.