Girls' name · since 1954
Hollye
Hollye has 445 recorded births since 1954 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 445
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Hollye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 445 recorded since 1954.
Hollye has 445 recorded births among girls since 1954, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1954 to 2007.
- #12,696 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 445 born since 1954
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Hollye ranks #12,696 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 445 born since 1954, peaking in the 1970s.
- #12,696 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 445
- born since 1954
- 1970s
- peak decade
Hollye's 445 recorded births place it above 82.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Hollye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Hollye's SSA record in two at 1975 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1959, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1984 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Hollye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–2007
- Peak year (1984)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Hollye by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (131 births, 29% of the file).
1970s was Hollye's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Hollye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 46
1950s
46 births
- 1960s
1960s
95 births
- 1970s
1970s
131 births
- 1980s
1980s
123 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s 8
2000s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 131 births (29% of all-time use).
Hollye by state
Where Hollye concentrates geographically, total births since 1954
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 17 | 3.8% |
17 of 445 births nationwide.
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What to do with Hollye's data
- Hollye's decade-level peak was the 1970s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Hollyes (17 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 Hollye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1954–2007 (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 Hollye 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.