Recorded 1954–2007 Girls' name Peak 1984 445 births

Hollye — girls' name

445 babies named Hollye in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1984. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s461960s951970s1311980s1231990s422000s8
1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Hollye was born in this single decade.

1984
Single peak year

19 babies were named Hollye in 1984 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hollye

The Social Security Administration has registered 445 babies named Hollye between 1954 and 2007, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hollye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1984, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hollye performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 131 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hollye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hollye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hollye 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 445 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.

Hollye at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

445

Since 1954

54 years of records

Peak year

1984

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1954

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 2007

Hollye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1954

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1984)
19
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
5101520 20071989198319771971196519581954 8

Hollye by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
131 births that decade — 29% of Hollye's all-time total
1950s461960s951970s1311980s1231990s422000s8

Hollye by state

Where Hollye concentrates geographically — total births since 1954

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hollye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
17 3.8%
Texas share of Hollye's total US births 3.8%

17 of 445 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hollye?
445 babies have been named Hollye since 1954. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1984 with 19 births.
When was Hollye most popular?
Hollye was most popular in the 1970s decade with 131 total births. The single peak year was 1984.
Where is Hollye most popular?
The top states for the name Hollye are Texas (17 births).
How long has the name Hollye been used?
Hollye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 54 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Hollye?
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.

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, 1954–2007 (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.