Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Hollyn

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,313 Trend ↑ Rising 29%
Rank 2025
#1,313
among girls · ↑38 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
170
named Hollyn · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,455
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
170 babies
All-time total
2,090
#4,575 all-time among girls
First recorded
1977
in Social Security records

Hollyn popularity over time

2,090 babies have been named Hollyn since 1977, 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
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 5 1 – #10,171
1980s 44 4 +780% #6,913
1990s 139 14 +216% #4,716
2000s 260 26 +87% #3,655
2010s 710 71 +173% #1,634
2020s (to 2025) 932 155 +119% #1,313

Where Hollyn 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 178 0.11 outside top 500
2027 185 0.12 outside top 500
2028 192 0.12 outside top 500
2029 198 0.12 outside top 500
2030 202 0.13 outside top 500

Where Hollyn is most popular

Girls named Hollyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.097 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

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 Hollyn 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
Mississippi 28 0.599 +520%
Louisiana 40 0.457 +374%
Oklahoma 33 0.448 +365%
Arkansas 23 0.435 +351%
North Dakota 5 0.380 +294%
Alabama 27 0.288 +198%
Missouri 34 0.282 +192%
Indiana 36 0.256 +166%
Kentucky 21 0.246 +154%
Tennessee 36 0.227 +135%
Wisconsin 18 0.175 +81%
Georgia 33 0.145 +51%
Nebraska 5 0.139 +44%
Texas 92 0.114 +19%
South Carolina 10 0.111 +15%
Michigan 20 0.110 +14%
Ohio 14 0.059 -39%
North Carolina 13 0.057 -41%
Pennsylvania 10 0.042 -56%
Florida 18 0.042 -56%
Illinois 5 0.022 -77%
California 5 0.006 -94%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
New York – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
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 Hollyn

Hollyn is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,313 in 2025 with 170 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1977, 2,090 American babies have been named Hollyn. Its peak came in 2025, when 170 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 Hollyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Hollyn?

The median living Hollyn is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 14. An estimated 2,100 people named Hollyn are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Hollyn year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 170 #1,313
2024 169 #1,351
2023 161 #1,397
2022 147 #1,486
2021 136 #1,545
2020 149 #1,453
2019 130 #1,634
2018 120 #1,721
2017 87 #2,193
2016 56 #2,986
2015 38 #3,941
2014 56 #3,018
2013 66 #2,671
2012 64 #2,749
2011 46 #3,470
2010 47 #3,432
2009 30 #4,851
2008 27 #5,347
2007 39 #4,009
2006 35 #4,194
2005 33 #4,217
2004 40 #3,655
2003 17 #6,703
2002 10 #9,764
2001 15 #7,091
2000 14 #7,310
1995 19 #5,094
1990 10 #8,095
1985 7 #8,663
1980 5 #10,948
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Hollyn?

The median living Hollyn is about 6 years old. Half of all living Hollyns are between 3 and 14 years old.

How many people named Hollyn are alive today?

An estimated 2,100 people named Hollyn are alive in the United States, based on 2,090 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Hollyn in 2025?

Hollyn ranked #1,313 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 170 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Hollyn?

2,090 babies have been named Hollyn in the United States since 1977, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Hollyn most popular?

Hollyn peaked in 2025, when 170 newborns received the name.

Is Hollyn a boy or girl name?

Hollyn is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Hollyn rising or falling?

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

Will Hollyn become more popular?

Hollyn is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 202 girls named Hollyn 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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