Holland
A unisex name of Old English origin, meaning woodland or low-lying land.
How Holland has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #838 |
| 2016 | #878 |
| 2017 | #953 |
| 2018 | #838 |
| 2019 | #742 |
| 2020 | #710 |
| 2021 | #643 |
| 2022 | #590 |
| 2023 | #568 |
| 2024 | #602 |
| 2025 | #550 |
Holland by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Holland. In the US, 326 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 332 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Holland. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hyland10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the earth
Like Holland, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Holland, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
- Silasof the forest, woods3,309 in the US (2017)
- Kimberlyfrom the wood of the royal forest1,823 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Holland
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