Recorded 1958–2019 Girls' name Peak 1988 619 births

Hollyann — girls' name

619 babies named Hollyann in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s291970s371980s1851990s2372000s772010s41
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Hollyann was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

63 babies were named Hollyann in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hollyann

The Social Security Administration has registered 619 babies named Hollyann between 1958 and 2019, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hollyann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hollyann performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 237 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Hollyann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 18 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Hollyann in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hollyann 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 619 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.

Hollyann at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

619

Since 1958

62 years of records

Peak year

1988

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1958

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 2019

Hollyann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1958

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1988)
63
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
020406080 201920102002199619901984197519601958 7

Hollyann by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
237 births that decade — 38% of Hollyann's all-time total
1950s131960s291970s371980s1851990s2372000s772010s41

Hollyann by state

Where Hollyann concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Hollyann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
18 2.9%
#2 New York
5 0.8%
California share of Hollyann's total US births 2.9%
Even split

18 of 619 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hollyann?
619 babies have been named Hollyann since 1958. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1988 with 63 births.
When was Hollyann most popular?
Hollyann was most popular in the 1990s decade with 237 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
Where is Hollyann most popular?
The top states for the name Hollyann are California (18 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Hollyann been used?
Hollyann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 62 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Hollyann?
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.

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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, 1958–2019 (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.