Hollis
Hollis is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Hollis
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Hollis is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Hollis
As a girl name
Hollis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1895, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 188 Holliss were born — ranking #1,237 that year. As of 2026, Hollis ranks #1,260 for girls with 183 births, rising sharply (+18% over the past five years). In total, more than 6K Holliss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Hollis first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 294 Holliss were born — ranking #343 that year. As of 2026, Hollis ranks #1,032 for boys with 215 births, rising sharply (+16% over the past five years). In total, more than 16K Holliss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hollis
Hollis is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 16K births in the dataset. Hollis's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #290. Use the chart and map above to compare Hollis'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 .
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