Unisex name · since 1886
Hollie
Hollie has 18,453 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,826 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,453
- born since 1886
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hollie currently ranks #2826 among unisex names in America, with 18,453 babies recorded since 1886.
Social Security Administration records show Hollie recorded 18,453 times among girls since 1886, holding rank #2826 nationally today, ahead of 84% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #1,124 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,826 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 18,453 born since 1886
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hollie ranks #1,124 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,826 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 18,453 born since 1886, peaking in the 1980s.
- #1,124 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,826 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,453
- born since 1886
- 1980s
- peak decade
Hollie's 18,453 recorded births place it above 98.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
46 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Hollie compares
18,453 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Hollie's all-time total is 49x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Hollie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,453 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 653 | 21 | 19,840 |
Hollie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hollie splits its recorded history at 1960: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1902 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 653 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hollie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 653
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Hollie popularity over time - boys
1,453 total births recorded since 1880 (Hollie as boys' name)
Hollie by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (5,171 births, 28% of the file).
1980s was Hollie's strongest decade.
5,171 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Hollie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 20
1880s
20 births
- 1890s 46
1890s
46 births
- 1900s 49
1900s
49 births
- 1910s 144
1910s
144 births
- 1920s 153
1920s
153 births
- 1930s 105
1930s
105 births
- 1940s 238
1940s
238 births
- 1950s 732
1950s
732 births
- 1960s 1,364
1960s
1,364 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,823 births
- 1980s
1980s
5,171 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,884 births
- 2000s 1,396
2000s
1,396 births
- 2010s 922
2010s
922 births
- 2020s 406
2020s
406 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 5,171 births (28% of all-time use).
How Hollie 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 Hollie's total volume
Hollie by state
Where Hollie concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,467 | 7.9% |
| #2 | California | | 1,251 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 938 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 664 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 580 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 573 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 554 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 546 | 3.0% |
1,467 of 18,453 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 46 reporting states.
Hollie appears in 46 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Hollie's data
- Hollie's decade-level peak was the 1980s (5,171 total births); usage has since declined to 406 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hollies (1,467 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 Hollie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Hollie 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.