Holy
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning sacred, holy.
Holy by the numbers
In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Holy. In the US, 14 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 15 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Holy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Holy
Names that are said the same way as Holy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean holiness
Like Holy, each of these has holiness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Arianavery holy; form of Ariadne3,870 in the US (2017)
- Ariannamost holy; form of Ariadne3,264 in the US (2017)
- Isabelledevoted to God; form of Elizabeth814 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sydneywide meadow or saint Denis2,047 in the US (2017)
- Trinitythe holy trinity or three in one1,864 in the US (2017)
- Izabelladevoted to God; variant of Isabella1,220 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Holy
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