Holger — boys' name

What the Data Says About Holger

The Social Security Administration has registered 244 babies named Holger between 1898 and 2002, spanning 105 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Holger currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Holger performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Holger shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Holger in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 244 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.