Recorded 1915–1950 Unisex name Peak 1917 55 births

Hollice — boys' name

55 babies named Hollice in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s181930s111950s7
1910s
Peak decade

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

1917
Single peak year

8 babies were named Hollice in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hollice

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Hollice between 1915 and 1950, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Hollice currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1950. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Hollice is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 22 additional births since 1948.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hollice performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Hollice shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hollice 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 55 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.

Hollice at a glance

Last recorded 1950

Total births

55

Since 1915

36 years of records

Peak year

1917

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1950

Active since

1915

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 1950

Hollice popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1915

Last recorded 1950
Peak year (1917)
8
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
456789 195019321930192919271922191919171915 5

Hollice popularity over time — girls

22 total births recorded since 1948 (Hollice as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
4.555.566.5 1953195219511948 5

Hollice by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
19 births that decade — 35% of Hollice's all-time total
1910s191920s181930s111950s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hollice?
55 babies have been named Hollice since 1915. It was last recorded in 1950. The peak year was 1917 with 8 births.
When was Hollice most popular?
Hollice was most popular in the 1910s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Is Hollice a unisex name?
Yes, Hollice is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 55 births, and as a girl's name it has 22 births.
How long has the name Hollice been used?
Hollice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 36 years of data through 1950.
What names are similar to Hollice?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Holden, Hollis, Holland, Holt, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1950 (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.