Boys' name · since 1910
Holsey
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Holsey, peaking in 1926. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,915 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Holsey is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 34 have been recorded since 1910.
Holsey has 34 recorded births among boys since 1910, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 1926.
- #24,915 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 34 born since 1910
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Holsey ranks #24,915 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 34 born since 1910, peaking in the 1920s.
- #24,915 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 34
- born since 1910
- 1920s
- peak decade
Holsey's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Holsey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Holsey's SSA record in two at 1922 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1917, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Holsey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–1926
- Peak year (1926)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Holsey by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (23 births, 68% of the file).
1920s was Holsey's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Holsey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 23 births (68% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Holsey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1910–1926 (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 Holsey 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.