Girls' name · since 1969
Hollyanne
Hollyanne has 145 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
145 girls have been named Hollyanne since 1969, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hollyanne has been recorded 145 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2011.
- #23,117 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 145 born since 1969
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hollyanne ranks #23,117 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 145 born since 1969, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,117 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1969
- 1990s
- peak decade
Hollyanne's 145 recorded births place it above 67.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Hollyanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hollyanne splits its recorded history at 1993: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hollyanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2011
- Peak year (1988)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Hollyanne by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (74 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Hollyanne's strongest decade.
74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Hollyanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s
1980s
47 births
- 1990s
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 74 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Hollyanne's data
- Hollyanne's decade-level peak was the 1990s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Hollyanne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1969–2011 (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 Hollyanne 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.