Recorded 1938–1973 Unisex name Peak 1948 328 births

Hollace — unisex name

328 babies named Hollace in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s1951950s1171960s51970s6
1940s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Hollace was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

44 babies were named Hollace in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hollace

The Social Security Administration has registered 328 babies named Hollace between 1938 and 1973, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hollace currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 44 babies received it in a single year. Hollace is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 37 additional births since 1919.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hollace performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 195 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Hollace shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 36 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Hollace in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hollace 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 328 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.

Hollace at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

328

Since 1938

36 years of records

Peak year

1948

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1938

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1973

Hollace popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1938

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1948)
44
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
01020304050 1973195619531950194719441938 5

Hollace popularity over time — boys

37 total births recorded since 1919 (Hollace as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 37 births
4681012 202220172016201319481919 5

Hollace by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
195 births that decade — 59% of Hollace's all-time total
1930s51940s1951950s1171960s51970s6

Hollace by state

Where Hollace concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Hollace
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
36 11.0%
#2 Ohio
18 5.5%
#3 Illinois
7 2.1%
New York share of Hollace's total US births 11.0%
Even split

36 of 328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hollace?
328 babies have been named Hollace since 1938. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1948 with 44 births.
When was Hollace most popular?
Hollace was most popular in the 1940s decade with 195 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
Where is Hollace most popular?
The top states for the name Hollace are New York (36 births), Ohio (18 births), Illinois (7 births).
Is Hollace a unisex name?
Yes, Hollace is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 328 births, and as a boy's name it has 37 births.
How long has the name Hollace been used?
Hollace has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 36 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Hollace?
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.

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, 1938–1973 (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.