Holter

A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning dweller by the holly tree.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Holter by the numbers

Holter was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 6 babies in 2012, making it a 2010s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Holter. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Holten20 in the US (2017)
  • Hunterone who hunts7,080 in the US (2017)
  • Holdenfrom the hollow valley1,531 in the US (2017)
  • Holtonwood on a promontory or hollow43 in the US (2017)
  • Holleyholly tree; a form of Holly41 in the US (2017)
  • Homerhostage or pledge; also means assembly25 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean a tree

Like Holter, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Oliverolive tree; peace3,154 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
  • Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Ashtonash tree settlement3,129 in the US (2017)
  • Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Holter

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