US rank #5816 Girls' name Peak 2019 414 births

Holiday — #5816 US girls' name

414 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.

1950s331960s111970s131990s402000s742010s1492020s94
#5816
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 67% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Holiday was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

22 babies were named Holiday in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Holiday

The Social Security Administration has registered 414 babies named Holiday between 1952 and 2024, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Holiday currently holds the #5816 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Holiday performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Holiday shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Holiday in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Holiday 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 414 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.

Holiday at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

414

Since 1952

73 years of records

Peak year

2019

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,816

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1952

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 2024

Holiday popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1952

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
22
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
0510152025 202420192014200920041997197019561952 6

Holiday by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
149 births that decade — 36% of Holiday's all-time total
1950s331960s111970s131990s402000s742010s1492020s94

Holiday by state

Where Holiday concentrates geographically — total births since 1952

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Holiday
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
40 9.7%
California share of Holiday's total US births 9.7%

40 of 414 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Holiday?
414 babies have been named Holiday since 1952. It currently ranks #5816 among girls. The peak year was 2019 with 22 births.
When was Holiday most popular?
Holiday was most popular in the 2010s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Holiday most popular?
The top states for the name Holiday are California (40 births).
How long has the name Holiday been used?
Holiday has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 73 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Holiday?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Holly, Hollie, Holli, Holland, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1952–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.