Girls' name · since 1953

Holle

77 babies named Holle in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

77
total births
1953–1995
years on record
1950s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade

77 girls have been named Holle since 1953, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Holle has 77 recorded births among girls since 1953, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 1995.

  • 77 total births
  • 1953–1995 years on record
  • 1950s peak decade
  • 35% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

77 girls have been named Holle since 1953, peaking in the 1950s, last recorded in 1995.

77
total births
1953–1995
years on record
1950s
peak decade
35%
born in that decade
1950s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Holle was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

8 babies were named Holle in 1954 - its busiest year on record.

Holle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Holle splits its recorded history at 1972: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1957 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1954 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Holle at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

77

Since 1953

43 years of records

Peak year

1954

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1953

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1995

Holle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1995

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1954)
8
Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
456789 1953195719621972197519831995 5

Holle by decade

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

1950s was Holle's strongest decade.

27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Holle births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1950s at 27 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Holle?
Holle has been given to 77 babies in the U.S. since 1953, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 8 babies were born in 1954, its single highest year.
When was Holle most popular?
Holle was most popular in the 1950s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Holle been used?
Records for Holle go back to 1953, giving 43 years of history through 1995.
What names are similar to Holle?
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.

What to do with Holle's data

  • Holle's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1990s (10) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1953–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Holle: Baby Name Since 1953 - 77 Births, Peak 1954." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/holle. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Holle 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 July 2026.