Recorded 1914–2021 Unisex name Peak 1914 20 births

Holloway — boys' name

20 babies named Holloway in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1914. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s102020s5
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Holloway was born in this single decade.

1914
Single peak year

5 babies were named Holloway in 1914 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Holloway

The Social Security Administration has registered 20 babies named Holloway between 1914 and 2021, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Holloway currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1914, when 5 babies received it in a single year. Holloway is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2020.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Holloway performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Holloway shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Holloway 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 20 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.

Holloway at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

20

Since 1914

108 years of records

Peak year

1914

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1914

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2021

Holloway popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1914

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1914)
5
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
5 2021192919201914 5

Holloway popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 2020 (Holloway as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2020 6

Holloway by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
10 births that decade — 50% of Holloway's all-time total
1910s51920s102020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Holloway?
20 babies have been named Holloway since 1914. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1914 with 5 births.
When was Holloway most popular?
Holloway was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
Is Holloway a unisex name?
Yes, Holloway is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 20 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Holloway been used?
Holloway has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 108 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Holloway?
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, 1914–2021 (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.