Recorded 1910–1926 Boys' name Peak 1926 34 births

Holsey — boys' name

34 babies named Holsey in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s111920s23
1920s
Peak decade

68% of everyone ever named Holsey was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

7 babies were named Holsey in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Holsey

The Social Security Administration has registered 34 babies named Holsey between 1910 and 1926, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Holsey currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1926. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Holsey performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Holsey shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Holsey 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 34 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.

Holsey at a glance

Last recorded 1926

Total births

34

Since 1910

17 years of records

Peak year

1926

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1926

Active since

1910

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1926

Holsey popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1910

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1926)
7
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 192619231922192019171910 6

Holsey by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
23 births that decade — 68% of Holsey's all-time total
1910s111920s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Holsey?
34 babies have been named Holsey since 1910. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1926 with 7 births.
When was Holsey most popular?
Holsey was most popular in the 1920s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Holsey been used?
Holsey has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 17 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Holsey?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Holden, Hollis, Holland, Holt, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1910–1926 (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.