Unisex name · since 1938
Hollace
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 328 babies named Hollace, peaking in 1948. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,178 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 328
- born since 1938
- 1940s
- peak decade
Hollace sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 328 recorded since 1938.
Social Security Administration records show Hollace recorded 328 times among girls since 1938, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1973.
- #15,178 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 328 born since 1938
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hollace ranks #15,178 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 328 born since 1938, peaking in the 1940s.
- #15,178 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 328
- born since 1938
- 1940s
- peak decade
Hollace's 328 recorded births place it above 79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Hollace's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hollace's SSA record in two at 1951 and the more recent half accounts for 33% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 67%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1938, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1948 peak of 44, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hollace popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1973
- Peak year (1948)
- 44
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1973.
328 total births across 36 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1948 with 44 births in a single year.
Hollace popularity over time - boys
37 total births recorded since 1919 (Hollace as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Hollace accounts for 10% of total recorded use across both genders.
Hollace by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (195 births, 59% of the file).
1940s was Hollace's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Hollace births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
195 births
- 1950s
1950s
117 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 195 births (59% of all-time use).
Hollace decade highlights
- Peak decade 195 births
- Runner-up 117 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Hollace by state
Where Hollace concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 36 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 18 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 2.1% |
36 of 328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- New York 11.0% of nationwide
- Ohio 5.5% of nationwide
- Illinois 2.1% of nationwide
Recorded in 3 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
New York accounts for 11.0% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Hollace's data
- Hollace's decade-level peak was the 1940s (195 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Hollaces (36 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Hollace: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1948)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1938–1973 (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 Hollace 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.
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