Recorded 1953–1995 Girls' name Peak 1954 77 births

Holle — girls' name

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.

1950s271960s111970s191980s101990s10
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.

What the Data Says About Holle

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Holle between 1953 and 1995, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Holle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Holle performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Holle shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Holle 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 77 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.

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 · 1995–1953

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1954)
8
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
456789 1995198319751972196219571953 7

Holle by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
27 births that decade — 35% of Holle's all-time total
1950s271960s111970s191980s101990s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Holle?
77 babies have been named Holle since 1953. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1954 with 8 births.
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?
Holle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1953, spanning 43 years of data 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.

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, 1953–1995 (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.