Holly
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning the holly plant.
Babies a year
285
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#416
up from #419
UK popularity
#169
285 babies · down from #137
How Holly has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #491 |
| 2016 | #527 |
| 2017 | #493 |
| 2018 | #513 |
| 2019 | #483 |
| 2020 | #479 |
| 2021 | #466 |
| 2022 | #459 |
| 2023 | #450 |
| 2024 | #419 |
| 2025 | #416 |
In 2025, 285 babies in England and Wales were named Holly. In the US, 629 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 6,388 in 1983.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Holly was most common in 1975, when it went to 0.32% of American babies of that sex.
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