Girls' name · since 1952
Holiday
426 babies named Holiday in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,009 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,951 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 426
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
426 babies have been named Holiday since 1952, making it today's #8951 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Holiday recorded 426 times among girls since 1952, holding rank #8951 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #13,009 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,951 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 426 born since 1952
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Holiday ranks #13,009 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,951 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 426 born since 1952, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,009 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,951 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 426
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Holiday's 426 recorded births place it above 82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Holiday compares
426 Top 48% higher than 52% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Holiday's all-time total is 13% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Holiday | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 426 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Holiday's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Holiday's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Holiday popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Holiday popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2025 (Holiday as boys' name)
Holiday by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (149 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Holiday's strongest decade.
149 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Holiday births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1990s 40
1990s
40 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 149 births (35% of all-time use).
Holiday by state
Where Holiday concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 10.6% |
45 of 426 births nationwide.
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What to do with Holiday's data
- Holiday's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (149 total births) through the 2020s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Holidays (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Holiday: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Holiday draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.