Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Holland

Gender Unisex · 71% girls Rank 2025 #550 Trend ↑ Rising 47%
Rank 2025
#550
among girls · ↑52 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
686
named Holland · +12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,922
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
686 babies
All-time total
11,007
#1,932 all-time among girls
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Holland popularity over time

11,007 babies have been named Holland since 1888, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 6 6 1 – –
1890s – 20 20 2 +233% –
1900s – 24 24 2 +20% –
1910s 5 220 225 23 +838% #5,150
1920s – 330 330 33 +47% –
1930s – 222 222 22 -33% –
1940s – 180 180 18 -19% –
1950s 5 162 167 17 -7% #5,604
1960s 42 115 157 16 -6% #5,175
1970s 105 146 251 25 +60% #3,952
1980s 403 166 569 57 +127% #1,880
1990s 627 178 805 81 +41% #1,648
2000s 1,112 252 1,364 136 +69% #1,600
2010s 2,602 486 3,088 309 +126% #742
2020s (to 2025) 2,934 665 3,599 600 +94% #550

Where Holland is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 588 0.37 outside top 500
2027 622 0.39 #483
2028 653 0.41 #473
2029 680 0.42 #453
2030 704 0.44 #438

Where Holland is most popular

Girls named Holland per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.313 per 1,000. Strongest in Utah, Idaho, and South Dakota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Holland born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Utah 169 2.03 +549%
Idaho 61 1.82 +483%
South Dakota 17 1.19 +281%
Oklahoma 78 1.06 +239%
Alabama 98 1.04 +234%
Arkansas 55 1.04 +233%
North Dakota 11 0.837 +168%
Tennessee 132 0.833 +166%
Montana 11 0.813 +160%
Kansas 44 0.763 +144%
Iowa 42 0.719 +130%
Nebraska 24 0.668 +113%
Kentucky 56 0.655 +109%
Colorado 71 0.636 +103%
South Carolina 57 0.634 +103%
Louisiana 55 0.628 +101%
North Carolina 119 0.523 +67%
Oregon 34 0.522 +67%
Indiana 66 0.470 +50%
Arizona 61 0.435 +39%
Washington 62 0.429 +37%
Wisconsin 40 0.388 +24%
Missouri 46 0.382 +22%
Michigan 67 0.368 +18%
Georgia 83 0.365 +17%
Virginia 61 0.358 +14%
Minnesota 35 0.324 ≈ national
Texas 257 0.320 ≈ national
Ohio 73 0.308 ≈ national
Illinois 55 0.240 -23%
Pennsylvania 56 0.237 -24%
Florida 77 0.180 -42%
Maryland 17 0.160 -49%
California 132 0.157 -50%
Massachusetts 18 0.149 -52%
New York 48 0.121 -61%
Nevada 5 0.108 -66%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -66%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Holland

Holland is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #550 in 2025 with 550 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 11,007 American babies have been named Holland, about 71% girls and 29% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 686 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Holland stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Holland?

The median living Holland is about 9 years old; half are between 3 and 21. An estimated 10,000 people named Holland are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Holland year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 550 #550 136 #1,367
2024 499 #602 111 #1,566
2023 520 #572 111 #1,570
2022 507 #591 112 #1,580
2021 462 #644 88 #1,793
2020 396 #708 107 #1,544
2019 382 #742 72 #2,027
2018 323 #839 55 #2,400
2017 277 #956 51 #2,505
2016 320 #878 56 #2,348
2015 334 #838 50 #2,500
2014 304 #894 57 #2,308
2013 210 #1,144 44 #2,684
2012 176 #1,334 40 #2,920
2011 137 #1,589 25 #4,027
2010 139 #1,578 36 #3,144
2009 137 #1,634 26 #3,958
2008 132 #1,690 33 #3,373
2007 94 #2,137 32 #3,401
2006 134 #1,600 32 #3,338
2005 104 #1,862 28 #3,483
2004 92 #2,006 17 #4,868
2003 116 #1,658 14 #5,369
2002 103 #1,759 23 #3,714
2001 96 #1,838 22 #3,768
2000 104 #1,694 25 #3,356
1995 47 #2,639 14 #4,363
1990 46 #2,579 10 #5,138
1985 51 #2,086 13 #3,488
1980 15 #4,810 20 #2,477
1975 10 #5,675 17 #2,486
1970 8 #6,002 11 #2,969
1965 5 #6,889 15 #2,123
1960 – – 19 #1,879
1955 – – 14 #2,178
1950 5 #5,604 19 #1,718
1945 – – 17 #1,655
1940 – – 14 #1,937
1935 – – 20 #1,562
1930 – – 25 #1,478
1925 – – 37 #1,175
1920 – – 37 #1,192
1915 – – 28 #1,251
1910 – – 5 #1,705
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – 6 #1,025
1890 – – 5 #1,073
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Holland

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Holland Taylor Holland Taylor American actress (born 1943) Contemporary
  2. 2 Holland Roden Holland Roden American actress (born 1986) Contemporary
  3. 3 Holland Smith Holland Smith United States Marine Corps general 1882–1967 · 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Holland, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Holland?

The median living Holland is about 9 years old. Half of all living Hollands are between 3 and 21 years old.

How many people named Holland are alive today?

An estimated 10,000 people named Holland are alive in the United States, based on 11,007 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Holland in 2025?

Holland ranked #550 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 550 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Holland?

11,007 babies have been named Holland in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Holland most popular?

Holland peaked in 2025, when 686 newborns received the name.

Is Holland a boy or girl name?

Holland is used for both: about 71% of babies named Holland have been girls and 29% boys.

Is the name Holland rising or falling?

Holland is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Holland become more popular?

Holland is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 704 girls named Holland in 2030, which would rank around #438. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Holland?

Well-known people named Holland include Holland Taylor (actor), Holland Roden (actor), Holland Smith (military personnel).

Names like Holland

Names that sound and feel close to Holland: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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