Girls' name · since 1937
Holley
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 4,486 babies named Holley, peaking in 1984. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,725 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,486
- born since 1937
- 1980s
- peak decade
4,486 babies have been named Holley since 1937, making it today's #3725 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Holley has been recorded 4,486 times among girls since 1937, currently ranked #3725 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 2025.
- #2,762 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,725 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,486 born since 1937
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Holley ranks #2,762 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,725 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,486 born since 1937, peaking in the 1980s.
- #2,762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,725 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,486
- born since 1937
- 1980s
- peak decade
Holley's 4,486 recorded births place it above 96.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Holley compares
4,486 Top 15% higher than 85% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Holley's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Holley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,486 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 108 | 21 | 19,840 |
Holley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Holley's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1937, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 108, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Holley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 108
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Holley popularity over time - boys
204 total births recorded since 1911 (Holley as boys' name)
Holley by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (922 births, 21% of the file).
1980s was Holley's strongest decade.
922 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Holley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1940s 72
1940s
72 births
- 1950s 229
1950s
229 births
- 1960s
1960s
397 births
- 1970s
1970s
847 births
- 1980s
1980s
922 births
- 1990s
1990s
740 births
- 2000s
2000s
560 births
- 2010s
2010s
463 births
- 2020s 250
2020s
250 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 922 births (21% of all-time use).
How Holley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Holley's total volume
Holley by state
Where Holley concentrates geographically, total births since 1937
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 439 | 9.8% |
| #2 | California | | 187 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 181 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 136 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 102 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 90 | 2.0% |
| #7 | New York | | 70 | 1.6% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 45 | 1.0% |
439 of 4,486 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Holley appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Holley's data
- Holley's decade-level peak was the 1980s (922 total births); usage has since declined to 250 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Holleys (439 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Holley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1937–2025 (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 Holley 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.