Hollie
Hollie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Hollie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hollie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Hollie
As a girl name
Hollie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1886, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1983, when 653 Hollies were born — ranking #347 that year. As of 2026, Hollie ranks #2,944 for girls with 56 births, gradually falling (-13%). In total, more than 19K Hollies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hollie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1919, when 40 Hollies were born — ranking #1,082 that year. As of 2026, Hollie ranks #5,459 for boys with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 1K Hollies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Hollie
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Hollie. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Hollie
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About the name Hollie
Hollie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 19K births in the dataset. Hollie's peak popularity came in 1983 when it ranked #347. Use the chart and map above to compare Hollie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.