Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 1983

Hollie

Meaning A female given name from English Gender Unisex · 93% girls Rank 2025 #2,834 Trend ↓ Falling 15%

A female given name from English.

Rank 2025
#2,834
among girls · ↑196 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
60
named Hollie · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 26,788
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1983
662 babies
All-time total
19,906
#1,124 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Hollie popularity over time

19,906 babies have been named Hollie since 1880, 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
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 20 52 72 7 – #895
1890s 46 45 91 9 +26% #1,055
1900s 49 63 112 11 +23% #1,353
1910s 144 245 389 39 +247% #1,012
1920s 153 283 436 44 +12% #1,951
1930s 105 243 348 35 -20% #2,295
1940s 238 193 431 43 +24% #1,445
1950s 732 121 853 85 +98% #1,018
1960s 1,364 99 1,463 146 +72% #624
1970s 4,823 77 4,900 490 +235% #356
1980s 5,171 32 5,203 520 +6% #347
1990s 2,884 – 2,884 288 -45% #584
2000s 1,396 – 1,396 140 -52% #1,109
2010s 922 – 922 92 -34% #1,597
2020s (to 2025) 406 – 406 68 -27% #2,328

Where Hollie 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 58 0.04 outside top 500
2027 57 0.04 outside top 500
2028 56 0.03 outside top 500
2029 55 0.03 outside top 500
2030 55 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Hollie

Hollie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,834 in 2025 with 60 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 19,906 American babies have been named Hollie, about 93% girls and 7% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 1983, when 662 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

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 Hollie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hollie?

The median living Hollie is about 42 years old; half are between 32 and 50. An estimated 18 thousand people named Hollie are alive in the United States today.

median 42 020406080100

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

Hollie 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 60 #2,834 – –
2024 54 #3,030 – –
2023 73 #2,453 – –
2022 72 #2,494 – –
2021 71 #2,497 – –
2020 76 #2,328 – –
2019 81 #2,258 – –
2018 69 #2,540 – –
2017 64 #2,701 – –
2016 81 #2,329 – –
2015 85 #2,223 – –
2014 100 #1,987 – –
2013 85 #2,196 – –
2012 136 #1,597 – –
2011 125 #1,687 – –
2010 96 #2,062 – –
2009 112 #1,880 – –
2008 138 #1,638 – –
2007 118 #1,810 – –
2006 129 #1,643 – –
2005 93 #2,021 – –
2004 138 #1,466 – –
2003 147 #1,373 – –
2002 151 #1,301 – –
2001 191 #1,109 – –
2000 179 #1,140 – –
1995 266 #761 – –
1990 369 #611 – –
1985 572 #392 – –
1980 596 #388 6 #5,814
1975 518 #395 6 #5,054
1970 318 #570 6 #4,454
1965 151 #809 8 #3,091
1960 91 #1,138 9 #2,958
1955 86 #1,090 9 #2,861
1950 40 #1,463 10 #2,500
1945 18 #2,014 25 #1,335
1940 10 #2,823 19 #1,597
1935 7 #3,557 36 #1,084
1930 12 #2,600 24 #1,512
1925 13 #2,682 25 #1,517
1920 10 #3,208 31 #1,308
1915 17 #1,915 36 #1,077
1910 19 #1,012 15 #801
1905 9 #1,353 – –
1900 7 #1,641 12 #760
1895 9 #1,161 5 #1,164
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 5 #1,012
1880 – – 6 #866

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Hollie?

The median living Hollie is about 42 years old. Half of all living Hollies are between 32 and 50 years old.

How many people named Hollie are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Hollie are alive in the United States, based on 19,906 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Hollie mean?

A female given name from English.

How popular is the name Hollie in 2025?

Hollie ranked #2,834 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 60 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hollie?

19,906 babies have been named Hollie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hollie most popular?

Hollie peaked in 1983, when 662 newborns received the name.

Is Hollie a boy or girl name?

Hollie is used for both: about 93% of babies named Hollie have been girls and 7% boys.

Is the name Hollie rising or falling?

Hollie is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Hollie become more popular?

Hollie is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 55 girls named Hollie in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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