Boys' name · since 1911
Holman
Holman has 298 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,625 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 298
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Holman is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 298 have been recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Holman has been recorded 298 times among boys since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2021.
- #10,625 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 298 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Holman ranks #10,625 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 298 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,625 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 298
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Holman's 298 recorded births place it above 76.6% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Holman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Holman's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 37% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 63%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Holman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2021
- Peak year (1922)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Holman by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (96 births, 32% of the file).
1920s was Holman's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Holman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
85 births
- 1920s
1920s
96 births
- 1930s
1930s
45 births
- 1940s
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 96 births (32% of all-time use).
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- Holman's decade-level peak was the 1920s (96 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Holman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1911–2021 (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 Holman 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.